State v. Belland
Montana Supreme Court
Appeals from District Court, Hill County; Charles A. Rose, Judge. Prosecution against Pearl Belland for homicide. From a judgment of conviction of manslaughter and from an order denying her a new trial, she appeals.
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Appeals from District Court, Hill County; Charles A. Rose, Judge. Prosecution against Pearl Belland for homicide. From a judgment of conviction of manslaughter and from an order denying her a new trial, she appeals. Counsel for appellant assert that “counsel for the state, by putting to witnesses certain questions which assume facts prejudicial and degrading to the defendants, and also in making certain statements during the argument of the case, Outside of the evidence, and which assumed facts prejudicial and degrading to the defendants, were guilty of misconduct, so gross and so prejudicial…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holloway
Harry Robinson and Mrs. Pearl Belland were charged jointly with the murder of Matt Ulmer and were convicted of manslaughter. Thereafter Robinson was granted a new trial, but defendant Belland’s motion was denied and she appealed from the judgment and order.
Appellant relies for a reversal upon the refusal of the court to grant a new trial upon the following grounds: (1) Newly discovered evidence; (2) the giving of certain instructions requested by the state. She also predicates error upon the alleged misconduct of the prosecuting officers.(1) To illustrate the first assignment, a brief review…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. MatkinsMontana Supreme Court · 1912
- State v. PennaMontana Supreme Court · 1907
- State v. KanakarisMontana Supreme Court · 1917
- State v. ConnorsMontana Supreme Court · 1908
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