State v. Wood
Supreme Court of Minnesota
The defendant was indicted in the District Court for Olmsted County, was tried, convicted and sentenced ; he brings the cause to this Court by appeal. ' A full statement of the 'case will be found in the opinion. The indictment demurred to, charges two offenses. The forging of a note and the .uttering of a forged note are distinct offenses under the statute.
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The defendant was indicted in the District Court for Olmsted County, was tried, convicted and sentenced ; he brings the cause to this Court by appeal. ' A full statement of the 'case will be found in the opinion. The indictment demurred to, charges two offenses. The forging of a note and the .uttering of a forged note are distinct offenses under the statute. General Statutes XCVI, Sections 1, 2. This is not a case provided for in Sec. 6, page 46, of the General Statutes, as there are no degrees in forgery or in the uttering of forged paper — under our statute — and in no other case is the…
1Opinion of the CourtBerry, J.
By the Court To an indictment found against him, the defendant demurred, on the ground “ that more than one offense is charged ”, in the same.
The demurrer was overruled and exception taken. A trial being had, the jury rendered the following verdict: “ The jury find the prisoner guilty as charged in the indictment.” Sentence was pronounced as follows: “ It is adjudged by the Court that you, Charles Wood, as punishment for the offense of which you have been proved guilty, be conveyed hence without unnecessary delay to the State Prison at Stillwater, in the State of Minnesota, and that you be…
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