Legal Opinion
State v. Polk
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 13, 1962No. 38,158PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Otis, Justice.
The defendant, George A. Polk, and an accomplice, one Robert Whitman, were charged and convicted of forgery in the second degree in the District Court of Hennepin County. Whitman pleaded guilty to the offense and was placed on probation. Defendant was found guilty after a jury trial and on March 8, 1960, was sentenced to the State Reformatory for a term not to exceed 10 years. A writ of error having issued, defendant’s conviction is here for review.
The facts which the jury was warranted in finding are these: On Saturday night, January 23, 1960, one Maurice Strouts visited the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- State v. BockSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
- State v. DurnamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- State v. KeatonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
- State v. BillingtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- State v. Hayden Miller Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1962
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Olberg v. Minneapolis Gas CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
- State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1962
- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
- Atkinson v. MockSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
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