Legal Opinion

State v. Roby

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided January 15, 1915No. Nos. 18,900—(6)PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Defendant was indicted, tried in tbe district court for Nicollet county before Olsen, J., and a jury and convicted of tbe crime mentioned in the opinion. From an order denying his motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.

Defendant was convicted of the crime of carnal knowledge and abuse of a female child between the age of 10 and 14 years. There is evidence sufficient to sustain the verdict. This is conceded, but defendant assigns several errors which he urges as ground for a new trial.

The complaining witness, when called by the state, testified to the commission of an offense, such as charged in the indictment, about May 20, and to a second offense of the same kind about June 2. Defendant at once asked the court to rule that the state by first introducing evidence of an act committed May 20 elected by…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. The People v. . HoveyNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
  2. McConnell v. City of OsageSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
  3. Knowles v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1867
  4. State v. SchuellerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
  5. Hampton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1912

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. State v. SpreiglSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
  2. State v. DennisOregon Supreme Court · 1945
  3. State v. DammSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1933
  4. State v. HaneySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1945
  5. State v. DowellIdaho Supreme Court · 1929

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