State v. Pilegge
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Webster, J., entered November 17, 1909, upon a trial and conviction of assault with intent to commit rape.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
The appellant was convicted of an assault with intent to commit the crime of rape. He-appeals from the judgment pronounced thereon.
It appears that, after the state had introduced all its evidence and counsel for the appellant had called the appellant to the witness stand in his own behalf, the trial court requested counsel for the appellant to first make a statement of his defense to the jury. Counsel for the defense there*265upon declined to do so and, after a short consultation with the defendant, announced to the court that the defendant would rest his case and offer no testimony. This…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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