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State v. Bannock

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided June 6, 1893PublishedCited by 10 opinions

. Frank C. Bannock was accused of larceny and convicted in the Municipal Court of the City of Duluth. Questions of law arose on the trial which, in the opinion of the court, were so doubtful as to require the decision of this court. The defendant desiring it, the case was reported so as to present the questions and certified here. 187S G-. S. ch. 117, § 11; Sp.

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. Frank C. Bannock was accused of larceny and convicted in the Municipal Court of the City of Duluth. Questions of law arose on the trial which, in the opinion of the court, were so doubtful as to require the decision of this court. The defendant desiring it, the case was reported so as to present the questions and certified here. 187S G-. S. ch. 117, § 11; Sp. Laws 1891, ch. 53, § 46. The defendant was accused of stealing a toy rocking-horse worth $9.95, from Panton & Watson. He was arrested and brought into court on December 26, 1892. He pleaded not guilty, and thereupon the Judge explained…

1Opinion of the CourtDickinson, J.

In the municipal court of the 'city of Duluth the defendant was accused of the crime of larceny of the grade of a misdemeanor. He interposed a plea of not guilty, and waived a trial by jury. The cause was then adjourned to a subsequent day, at which time the defendant asked leave to withdraw his waiver of a trial by jury, and he then demanded a jury trial. This was refused; the judge proceeded to a trial without a jury; the defendant was found guilty, and a fine of $25 and costs was imposed. The case is certified to this court, under the statute, for our opinion upon the questions (1) whether…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State v. WoodlingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Wittenberg v. OnsgardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
  2. Lumber Co. v. . Lumber Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
  3. Gaulke v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
  4. State v. RankinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
  5. Sutton v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1957

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