State v. Waitman
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Jones County. Hon. William Williamson, Judge. The defendant, J. P. Waitmaii, was convicted of the crime of grand larceny, and he appeals. (1) To point one of the opinion, Appellant cited: 16 C. J. 891; State v. Barton, (Ore.), 142 Pac. 348; Flint v. Commonwealth 23 IS. W. -346. Respondent cited, re failure to except: ■ State v. Guffey, 39 ¡S. D. 84, 163 N. W. 679. (2) To point two, Appellant cited: Owens v. State, 67 So. 39, Ann.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Jones County. Hon. William Williamson, Judge. The defendant, J. P. Waitmaii, was convicted of the crime of grand larceny, and he appeals. (1) To point one of the opinion, Appellant cited: 16 C. J. 891; State v. Barton, (Ore.), 142 Pac. 348; Flint v. Commonwealth 23 IS. W. -346. Respondent cited, re failure to except: ■ State v. Guffey, 39 ¡S. D. 84, 163 N. W. 679. (2) To point two, Appellant cited: Owens v. State, 67 So. 39, Ann. Cas. 1917B 252. Respondent cited: State v. Southmayd, 37 S. D. 375, 381; Hackley v. Hastie, 3 Johns 253; 1 Hayne on New Trials, Sec. 67,…
1Opinion of the CourtPoluby, J.
Defendant was found guilty of the crime of grand larceny, and from a judgment of conviction and an order overruling his motion for a new trial he appeals to this court.
Appellant contends that he was prevented from having a fair trial by misconduct of the state’s attorney, misconduct of the jury, and misconduct of the bailiffs.
[1] Under the first assignment it is shown that the state’s attorney made repeated attempts to get evidence before the jury tending to show that the appellant had been guilty of an offense against the United States government. The offense against the government, if it…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Fowler v. Iowa Land Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1904
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