State v. Fronhofer
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from Sixth Judicial District Court, Humboldt County; Edward A. Ducker, Judge. George Fronhofer was convicted of murder in the first degree, and he appeals. A foundation sufficient to establish prima facie a conspiracy must be laid before the acts and declarations of alleged coconspirators man ■ be admitted in evidence, and such acts and declarations must be those only which were done and made in furtherance of the alleged conspiracy.
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Appeal from Sixth Judicial District Court, Humboldt County; Edward A. Ducker, Judge. George Fronhofer was convicted of murder in the first degree, and he appeals. A foundation sufficient to establish prima facie a conspiracy must be laid before the acts and declarations of alleged coconspirators man ■ be admitted in evidence, and such acts and declarations must be those only which were done and made in furtherance of the alleged conspiracy. (Greenleaf, Ev. 16th ed. vol. 1, sec. 184; Met-calf v. Connor, 12 Am. Dec. 340; OsmunY. Winters, 46 Pac. 780; HoldenY. State, 18 Tex. App. 106; Kelley v.…
1Opinion of the Court
*450By the Court,
Norcross, C. J.;
George Fronhofer was convicted of murder in the first degree in the Sixth Judicial District Court in and for Humboldt County. From the judgment and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, he appeals.
Peter Laux was shot on the 23d day of January, 1912, near the mining camp of Kennedy, in Humboldt County, and on the 13th day of February following he died from the effects of his wounds. It was the theory of the state that the shooting was in pursuance of a conspiracy upon the part of the defendant and certain other residents of Kennedy. The only eye-witness…
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