State v. Lentz
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the district court for Blue Barth county, after a trial before Severance, J., and verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree, and a motion for a new trial denied.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
The defendant was indicted, tried, and convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree, committed by cutting the throat of one John G. 'Schwartz, with a razor. The following statement of facts established by the uncontradicted evidence will be sufficient to explain and illustrate all the questions involved in this appeal: William Schwartz was a farmer, living on his farm with his family, consisting of his wife, his son, the deceased, John G., a young man, aged about 21 years, his daughter Emma, aged about 18 years, three younger children, and his aged father-in-law. The defendant, a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. GutSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1868
- State v. LautenschlagerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876
- Bayard v. KlingeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1871
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- State v. MimsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1879
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Blue v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1944
- State v. NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Olberg v. Minneapolis Gas CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
- Keffer v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1903
- Hurlburt v. LeachmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
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