Legal Opinion

State v. Hall

Montana Supreme Court

Decided September 23, 1918No. 4,061PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Appeal from, District Court, Missoula County; Asa L. Duncan, Judge. Frank C. Hale was accused of a felony, and from tbe judgment and an order denying him a new trial, he appeals. Cause submitted on briefs of Counsel.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holloway

1. Prior to filing the information in this case the county [1] attorney secured from the prosecuting witness a statement of the facts and circumstances surrounding the commission of the alleged offense, and this statement was reduced to writing. Upon application of the defendant the trial court *184refused to compel the public prosecutor to furnish a copy of such statement or permit an inspection of it. The provisions of section 7138, Revised Codes, are invoked, and for present purposes we will assume that they are made applicable to criminal cases by section 9279.

Section 7138 provides that the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Oscanyan v. Arms Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
  2. State v. Spotted HawkMontana Supreme Court · 1899
  3. Lester v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
  4. State v. De LeaMontana Supreme Court · 1908
  5. Montana Ore Purchasing Co. v. MaherMontana Supreme Court · 1905

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. State v. ReedMontana Supreme Court · 1922
  2. State v. StraightMontana Supreme Court · 1959
  3. State v. HayMontana Supreme Court · 1948
  4. State v. PetersMontana Supreme Court · 1965
  5. State v. CatesMontana Supreme Court · 1934

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