State v. Knabb

The defendant herein, Jesse A. Knabb, mayor of the city of Bremerton, together with one Peter Desimon, was charged by information with the crime of conspiracy. Certain issues of law having been determined against the contentions of defendant Knabb, he entered a plea of not guilty. Upon his trial, the jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged. His motions for judgment declaring him not guilty notwithstanding the verdict, and for a new trial, having been denied, the court entered a judgment of guilty, pursuant to the verdict, and sentenced defendant to confinement in the county jail for the…