State v. Guie
Montana Supreme Court
Appeals from, District Court of Lewis and Clarke County; W. H. Doorman, Judge. Alphonse Guie was convicted of the crime of burglary, and appeals from tbe judgment of conviction and from an order refusing him a new trial. The following statements have been, held to be inducements for making confessions: “Be better for him if he does.” (Commonwealth v. Curtis, 97 Mass. 574, 578.) “If you are guilty you had better own it.”
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Appeals from, District Court of Lewis and Clarke County; W. H. Doorman, Judge. Alphonse Guie was convicted of the crime of burglary, and appeals from tbe judgment of conviction and from an order refusing him a new trial. The following statements have been, held to be inducements for making confessions: “Be better for him if he does.” (Commonwealth v. Curtis, 97 Mass. 574, 578.) “If you are guilty you had better own it.” (State v. York, 37 N. H. 175.) “It would be better for you, Harry, to tell the whole thing.” (State v. Wintzing erode, 9 Or. 153.) “It would be better for him to make a full…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hollow At
The defendant was convicted of the crime of burglary and has appealed from the judgment and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
On December 5, 1917, the defendant, while serving a term in the Washington state penitentiary under the name of Alfred Gouen, wrote to the warden the following note:
*489“December 5th, 1917.
“Mr. Henry Drum:
“I have served over six months over my minumum, and would like to have you take my case up before the board for extradition to Montana, I am wanted there for robbery. i I am wanted in Helena, Mont., for robbing the Northern Pacific depot of $600. I have…
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