State v. Collins
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Stevens county, Jackson, J., entered December 6, 1916, upon a trial and conviction of assault.
1DissentMitchell, J.
(dissenting)—There are two principal questions in this case, suggested by the state as follows: (1) the complaint on which the conviction was had before the justice of the peace did not state facts sufficient to constitute a crime; and (2) the proceedings before the justice of the peace were contrary to the provisions of the statutes governing proceedings in such cases.
Upon the first contention made, I am convinced the majority opinion in the Departmental hearing was erroneous and the dissenting opinion therein was correct.
As to the second contention, it is to be observed that, while the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- In re NolanWashington Supreme Court · 1899
- City of Everett v. CowlesWashington Supreme Court · 1917