State v. Cutts
Idaho Supreme Court
APPEAL from tbe District Court of tbe Fourth Judicial District for Blaine County. Hon. E. A. Walters, Judge. Prosecution for making false report of tbe conditions of a state bank. Judgment of conviction. Defendant appeals. Error was committed by tbe trial court in permitting expert witnesses to testify as to certain entries made in the books and records of tbe Idaho State Bank, and in admitting in evidence over objection these books and records.
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APPEAL from tbe District Court of tbe Fourth Judicial District for Blaine County. Hon. E. A. Walters, Judge. Prosecution for making false report of tbe conditions of a state bank. Judgment of conviction. Defendant appeals. Error was committed by tbe trial court in permitting expert witnesses to testify as to certain entries made in the books and records of tbe Idaho State Bank, and in admitting in evidence over objection these books and records. There was no foundation laid for the introduction of these books and records, no evidence was introduced on behalf of the state proving or tending to…
1Opinion of the Court
DAYIS, District Judge.
This is an action wherein the plaintiff is charged by an information filed in the district court in Blaine county with the crime of making a false report concerning the affairs, financial condition and property of the Idaho State Bank in violation of sec. -7128 of the Revised Codes of Idaho.
On appeal to this court from a verdict and judgment of conviction the defendant relies principally upon the following contentions: That he did not prepare said report or aid in its preparation in any way, but merely signed it at the request of a superior -officer of the bank, without…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bacon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1899
- State v. PaulsenIdaho Supreme Court · 1912
- United States v. AllenDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1880
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