Legal Opinion

State v. Knapp

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 15, 1888PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Appeal from Barton District Court. The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

HoetoN, C. J.:

On the 31st of May, 1887, an information was filed against the defendants in the district court of Wichita county, charging them with the offense of murder in the first degree. Subsequently, they were arrested, and on the 16th *149day of December, 1887, they applied to the district court for a change of venue from the county of Wichita to some other county in the twenty-seventh judicial district, being the same district in which Wichita county is situated. Thereupon the state admitted that the defendants could not obtain a fair trial in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Olive v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1881
  2. State v. GutSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1868
  3. Wheeler v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1869
  4. State v. PotterSupreme Court of Kansas · 1876
  5. State v. BunkerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1888

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Shawn Garfield Price v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
  2. People v. PowellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
  3. State v. HollowayNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1914
  4. Commonwealth v. ReillySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  5. Higginbotham v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1924

15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API