Legal Opinion
United States v. Holt
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Washington
Decided March 4, 1909No. 1,682PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Criminal Raw. Case heard on motions after a verdict finding the defendant guilty of murder.
1Opinion of the Court
HANFORD, District Judge.
The defendant, having been indicted for the crime of murder committed at the Ft. Worden military post, after a motion to quash the indictment had been denied and a demurrer had been overruled, entered a plea of “not guilty,” and after a trial the jury returned a verdict finding him guilty as charged, “without capital punishment.” His counsel have interposed in his behalf three motions, viz.: A motion to summon the jurors for examination in open court for the purpose of eliciting facts impeaching the verdict; a motion >in arrest of judgment; a motion for a new trial.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Benson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- United States v. WellsDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 1908
- United States v. TerryDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1889
- United States v. The James G. SwanDistrict Court, D. Washington · 1892
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