Legal Opinion

State v. Liss

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided January 30, 1920No. 21,465PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Defendant was indicted by the grand jury of Hennepin county charged with the crime of offering a bribe to a person about to be called as a witness, tried in the district court for that county before Hale, J., and a jury which found him guilty as charged in the indictment. From an order denying his motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.

1Opinion of the Court

Taylor, C.

Defendant was convicted of the crime of bribery and appealed from an order denying a new trial.

On February 21, 1918, a clothing store conducted by Meyer Ettenberg in a leased building at No. 22 Hennepin avenue in the city of Minneapolis was burned and Ettenberg thereafter collected the insurance on his stock. On June 28, 1918, a clothing store conducted by Ettenberg in a leased building at No. 308 Nicollet avenue in the same city was burned, and Ettenberg sought to collect the insurance on this stock. On November 12,1918, the grand jury returned two indictments against Ettenberg for…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Bedell v. HerringCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
  2. People v. NortheyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
  3. People v. Fong ChingCalifornia Supreme Court · 1889
  4. State v. YatesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
  5. Campbell v. AarstadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. EttenbergSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
  2. State v. DahmsOhio Court of Appeals · 2017
  3. State v. HalleckSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  4. State v. WykertSupreme Court of Iowa · 1924

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