Legal Opinion

State v. Collins

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 15, 1885PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from Washington District Court. At the November Term, 1883, of the district court, defendants Charles Collins and I. S. Collins were found guilty of assault and battery, and each was sentenced to pay a fine of |10 and costs. They appeal. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

JOHNSTON, J.:

The appellants in this case were accused of assault-and-battery, and 'tried, first; before a justice of the *78peace of Washington county, Kansas, and later in the district court of that county, where they were convicted, and each was adjudged to pay a fine of $10 and costs. From this judgment they prosecute an appeal to this court. Their principal complaint is, that the court refused to permit them to cross-examine the complaining witness regarding her motives and interest in the prosecution, and in excluding testimony given by her, which…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. DeeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1869
  2. Kellogg v. NelsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1856
  3. State v. KrumSupreme Court of Kansas · 1884
  4. McFarlin v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1874
  5. Penny v. WalkerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1874

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. People v. StrauchIllinois Supreme Court · 1910
  2. State v. ElijahSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1940
  3. State v. BurruellArizona Supreme Court · 1965
  4. Fuller v. StateArizona Supreme Court · 1922
  5. State v. PughSupreme Court of Kansas · 1907

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