State v. PRLJA
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Silver Bow County; Jeremiah J. Lynch, Judge. Philip Prlja was convicted of assault in the second degree, and from judgment and order denying his motion for a new trial, he appeals. The trial court unduly restricted the cross-examination of the complaining witness Burzan and effectively prevented the placing before the jury of,the truth as to all the facts surrounding the occurrence of the acts complained of.
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Appeal from District Court, Silver Bow County; Jeremiah J. Lynch, Judge. Philip Prlja was convicted of assault in the second degree, and from judgment and order denying his motion for a new trial, he appeals. The trial court unduly restricted the cross-examination of the complaining witness Burzan and effectively prevented the placing before the jury of,the truth as to all the facts surrounding the occurrence of the acts complained of. This court has held that this right should not be so restricted. (Cobban v. Hecklen, 27 Mont. 245, 70 Pac. 805; State v. Whitworth, 47 Mont. 424, 133 Pac. 364;…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Matthews
Appellant was convicted in the district court of Silver Bow county of the crime of assault in the second degree, committed upon the person of one Mike Burzan. The trouble out of which the charge arose occurred at the Northern Pacific depot in Butte ■during the farewell demonstration for departing Servian volunteers. It appears from the evidence that there was considerable shooting done, one witness comparing the disturbance to an old-*464time Fourth of July celebration, though there seems to have been no effort to stop it or to arrest those doing the shooting. While Burzan had a gun in his…
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