State v. Martin
Oregon Supreme Court
From Umatilla: William R. Ellis, Judge. Grover Martin appeals from a conviction of manslaughter.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justioe Moore
delivered the opinion of the court.
The defendant, Grover Martin, was indicted for the crime of murder in the first degree, alleged 'to have been .committed in Umatilla County May 18, 1905, by killing one O. N. Preston, and, having been tried therefor, he was convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary, from which judgment he appeals.
His counsel contend that an error' was committed in permitting the district attorney, over objection and exception, to detail to the jury, in his opening statement, circumstances pointing to the…
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- State v. ReedSupreme Court of Kansas · 1894
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- State ex rel. Little v. SpencerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1894
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