Legal Opinion

State v. Cleary

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 15, 1888PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from Lincoln District Court. PROSECUTION for murder. From a judgment against him at the February term, 1888, the defendant, Patrick Cleary, appeals. The opinion states the material facts.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Simpson, C:

This is a criminal appeal from Lincoln'county. The appellant, Patrick Cleary, was convicted of murder in the second degree, at the February term, 1888, of the district court of that county. His motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled, and he was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for the term of twenty years; and from this sentence he appeals.

*289His counsel makes the following assignments of error:

“1. The admission of illegal testimony over his objection.
“ 2. The rejection of legal and competent testimony offered by him.
“3. The refusal to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. BancroftSupreme Court of Kansas · 1879
  2. Bishop v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1850
  3. Henrie v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1874
  4. People v. PlummerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1858
  5. Morton v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 1863

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  3. Kuzminski v. WaserAppellate Court of Illinois · 1942
  4. Trobough v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1929
  5. O'Brien v. General Accident, Fire & Life Assurance Corp., Ltd., of PerthCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1930

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