State v. Perry
Idaho Supreme Court
APPEAL from District Court, Bannock County. The most notable of early text-writers says, in spealdng of the attorneys in the superior courts of Westminister Hall, that they were, “in all points, officers of the respective courts of which they were admitted”; and that they “were peculiarly subject to the censure and animadversion of the judges; and that none were admitted “but such as were virtuous, learned and sworn to do their duty.”
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APPEAL from District Court, Bannock County. The most notable of early text-writers says, in spealdng of the attorneys in the superior courts of Westminister Hall, that they were, “in all points, officers of the respective courts of which they were admitted”; and that they “were peculiarly subject to the censure and animadversion of the judges; and that none were admitted “but such as were virtuous, learned and sworn to do their duty.” (Blackstone’s Commentaries, bk. 3, c. 3, pp. 25, 26.) It was long ago holden that the ■“judges will exercise their summary jurisdiction over the attorneys of…
1Opinion of the CourtMoegan, J.
(After Stating the Facts.) — The first error nelied upon in defendant’s brief is, the court erred in oveTTuling defendant’s motion for a new trial on account of the insufficiency of the indictment to support a conviction of murder in the first degree. I insert the charging part of the indictment, so that it may be seen what it does charge. It will be noticed that the indictment charges that the beating with ihe hatchet, which is alleged to be a deadly weapon, was done willfully, feloniously, and unlawfully, premeditatedly, deliberately, and with his malice aforethought, and with intent him,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- People v. BarkerMichigan Supreme Court · 1886
- Shields v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Gindrat v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
- Cotton v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
- Miles v. ThorneCalifornia Supreme Court · 1869
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. HoisingtonIdaho Supreme Court · 1983
- State v. HoaglandIdaho Supreme Court · 1924
- State v. PriceIdaho Supreme Court · 1923
- Schwartz v. WengerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1963
- State v. SnowdenUtah Supreme Court · 1901
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