Legal Opinion
State v. Dallagiovanna
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 18, 1912No. 10257PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered March 11, 1912, dismissing a prosecution for perjury, upon sustaining a demurrer to an indictment.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
This is an appeal by the state from an order of the superior court for King county sustaining appellant’s demurrer to an indictment found against him by the grand jury in that court, charging him with perjury in the second *85degree. The following is all of the language of the indictment requiring our attention:
“On the 26th day of September, A. D. 1910, the city council of the city of Seattle duly and regularly passed a resolution; and, on the same day, the same was duly filed as required by law, which said resolution was as follows-:
“Be it resolved by the city council of the city of Seattle:
“Tha…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- McDonough v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1904
3Cited by5 opinions
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