Legal Opinion

State v. Gibson

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided August 3, 1903PublishedCited by 20 opinions

From Josephine : Hiero K. Hanna, Judge. Thos. J. Gibson appeals from a conviction of murder.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolverton

The defendant appeals from the judgment of the circuit court, rendered upon his conviction of the crime of murder in the first degree, alleged to have been committed by shooting one B. Schonbacheler with a gun. The killing was admitted, and self-defense interposed as a justification. Defendant and Schonbacheler lived upon adjoining places, their dwellings being situated about one hundred and seventy-five yards apart. It was shown by defendant’s testimony and admissions that in the evening of the eighteenth of April, 1902, he took his gun, and went from his house toward a crossing on Rogue…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Stokes v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
  2. Beard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  3. Hornsby v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
  4. Erwin v. StateOhio Supreme Court · 1876
  5. Hawthorne v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1881

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Gray v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1970
  2. State v. DennisOregon Supreme Court · 1945
  3. State of Oregon v. NodineOregon Supreme Court · 1953
  4. State v. MillerOregon Supreme Court · 1903
  5. State v. RosascoOregon Supreme Court · 1922

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