Legal Opinion
State v. Braley
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided September 14, 1960PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connell, J.
The defendant, Harry William Braley, was indicted for the crime of murder in the first degree in violation of ORS 163.010 (1) for lolling Judy Violet Knutson by stabbing her with a knife. The jury returned a verdict of guilty without recommendation for life imprisonment. Prom a judgment of death, an automatic appeal was ordered under ORS 138.810 (now ORS 138.410).
The fatal stabbing took place on Monday evening, May 19, 1958, in a rooming house in Portland in the presence of Mrs. Ella T. Landaker, the landlady, and her mother, Mrs. Theoline Olson. Defendant and the deceased, posing as husband…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Hopt v. PeopleSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- People v. MurrayMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
- State of Oregon v. NodineOregon Supreme Court · 1953
- State v. AventOregon Supreme Court · 1956
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3Cited by65 opinions
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