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State v. Trent

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided January 5, 1927PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

Does the indictment in this case include a charge of involuntary manslaughter!

Homicide is the slaying of one human being by the act, procurement or omission of another: Commonwealth v. Webster, 5 Cush. (Mass.) 295 (52 Am. Dec. 711).

1 Wharton’s Criminal Law (11 ed.), Section 417, says:

“Homicide is divided into the following heads:
“I. Murder.
“II. Manslaughter.
“III. Excusable homicide.
“IV. Justifiable homicide.” See, also, Or. L., §§ 1893-1910.

In this state, murder is divided into two degrees. Manslaughter is not a degree of murder, but is usually treated as a degree of homicide. In this…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Powers v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
  2. Watson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  3. State v. FarnamOregon Supreme Court · 1916
  4. Dunville v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1919
  5. People v. PearneCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State of Oregon v. NodineOregon Supreme Court · 1953
  2. State of Oregon v. WojahnOregon Supreme Court · 1955
  3. State v. WilsonOregon Supreme Court · 1948
  4. Commonwealth v. BouvierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
  5. State v. FischerOregon Supreme Court · 1962

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