Legal Opinion

State v. La Porte

Washington Supreme Court

Decided September 28, 1961No. 35250PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*818Weaver, J.

This appeal presents four assignments of error: first, defendant was twice placed in jeopardy on Count I of the information; second, certain statements made during trial by the deputy prosecuting attorney constituted prejudicial error; third, four instructions given were erroneous; and fourth, the court erred when it refused to give seven of defendant’s requested instructions.

February 7, 1958, defendant was charged in justice court with the crime of grand larceny — that he “did take, steal and carry away from the person of one Michael Joyce, certain personal property” — on or about…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. State v. CaseWashington Supreme Court · 1956
  2. State v. SchoelWashington Supreme Court · 1959
  3. State v. BartonWashington Supreme Court · 1940
  4. State v. BowmanWashington Supreme Court · 1960
  5. State v. TanzymoreWashington Supreme Court · 1959

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. State v. GentryWashington Supreme Court · 1995
  2. State v. SwanWashington Supreme Court · 1990
  3. State v. WanrowWashington Supreme Court · 1977
  4. State v. McKenzieWashington Supreme Court · 2006
  5. State v. DavenportWashington Supreme Court · 1984

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