Legal Opinion
State v. Larsen
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided June 14, 1966No. 9645PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McQUADE, Justice.
In 1964 appellant John Dee Larsen was convicted of murder in the first degree for the 1962 slaying of Vicki Jo Quinn near Pocatello, for which crime he was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. From the judgment of conviction, Larsen appeals.
Appellant assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss at the close of the State’s case because the testimony of the prosecution’s chief witness, Richard Burt, was “fantastic and incredible and could not be believed.” Appellant cites numerous alleged inconsistencies and contradictions in Burt’s testimony and…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by43 opinions
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