State v. Wassing
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Defendant was indicted by the grand jury of Hennepin county for the crime of carnal knowledge and abuse of a child under'the age of 18 years. His motion for an order requiring the state to make the indictment more definite and certain or, in case of the denial of the motion, for an order requiring the state to furnish him with a bill of particulars, was denied by Jelley, J. Defendant’s demurrer to the indictment was overruled.
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Defendant was indicted by the grand jury of Hennepin county for the crime of carnal knowledge and abuse of a child under'the age of 18 years. His motion for an order requiring the state to make the indictment more definite and certain or, in case of the denial of the motion, for an order requiring the state to furnish him with a bill of particulars, was denied by Jelley, J. Defendant’s demurrer to the indictment was overruled. Defendant was tried before Jelley, J., and a jury which found him guilty as charged in the indictment. From the judgment entered pursuant to the verdict and from an…
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
Defendant was convicted of the crime of carnal knowledge of a girl under 18 years of age. A motion for new trial was made and denied and defendant appeals.
1. Defendant’s counsel argue earnestly that there is not sufficient evidence to sustain a verdict of guilty. We have examined the evidence with much care. The only direct evidence for the state is that of the prosecutrix herself. This is usually true in such cases. Her testimony gives her alleged relations with defendant in much detail. Prosecutrix was the daughter of defendant’s friend. Her father introduced her to defendant and they…
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- Driscoll v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1882
- Selover v. BryantSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Fertig v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
- State v. NormanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
- Riggins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1915
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