People v. Gleason
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from tbe District Court of tbe Third Judicial District of tbe Territory of Nevada, Lauder County, Hon. P. B. LooKE presiding. Tbe facts are stated in opinion.
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Appeal from tbe District Court of tbe Third Judicial District of tbe Territory of Nevada, Lauder County, Hon. P. B. LooKE presiding. Tbe facts are stated in opinion. Points and authorities of appellant: Tbe instruction in regard to character is bad, for two reasons. 1st. Tbe jury are instructed only to regard evidence as to character, where there is a reasonable doubt of guilt, which is equivalent to instructing the jury they must only consider defendant’s character in those cases where they would be bound to acquit without considering it. 2d. It was error to confine tbe effect of evidence as…
1Concurrence
*175Opinion by
Beatty, J.,
fall Bench concurring.
This was an indictment for murder, tried in Lander County about one year since, and recently appealed to this Court.
Several points are raised by the appellant, and a bill of exceptions in the case is referred to in support or explanation of each of the points.
What counsel refer to as a bill of exceptions cannot be recog-nised as such by this Court.
A bill of exceptions is a statement in writing of something which occurs during the progress of a cause which, to become a part of the record, must be settled and signed by the Judge. We cannot conceive…
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