Legal Opinion

State v. White

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 15, 1890PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Appeal from Norton District Court. The opinion states the material facts. From a conviction at the May term, 1890, the defendant White appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Valentine, J.:

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered in the district court of Norton county, sentencing the defendant, Charles W. White, to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a period of five years for the commission of an alleged rape “by carnally and unlawfully knowing” Lottie *515Linden, in violation of the provisions of § 31 of the act relating to crimes and punishments as amended in 1887. (Laws of 1887, chapter 150, § 1; Gen. Stat. of 1889, ¶2152.) This section reads as follows:

“Sec. 31. Every person who shall be convicted of rape, either by…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Anderson v. City of WellingtonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1888

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. State v. KleypasSupreme Court of Kansas · 2001
  3. State v. BellNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
  4. State v. HoustonUtah Supreme Court · 2015
  5. State v. McDaniel & OwensSupreme Court of Kansas · 1980

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