County of Dodge v. Kemnitz
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district court for Dodge county. Tried below before Marshall, J. The testimony of deceased witnesses at a former trial may be proved at a subsequent one. (Barnett v. People, 54 111., 325; People v. Diaz, 6 Cal., 248; Commonwealth v. Richards, 18 Pick. [Mass.], 435; State v. McO’Blenis, 24 Mo., 402; Hair v. State, 16 Neb., 602; Summons v. State, 5 Ohio St., 325; Rhine v. Robinson, 27 Pa. St., 30; U. 8. v. MaGornb, 5 McLean [U. S.], 287; 1 Wharton, Crim.
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Error to the district court for Dodge county. Tried below before Marshall, J. The testimony of deceased witnesses at a former trial may be proved at a subsequent one. (Barnett v. People, 54 111., 325; People v. Diaz, 6 Cal., 248; Commonwealth v. Richards, 18 Pick. [Mass.], 435; State v. McO’Blenis, 24 Mo., 402; Hair v. State, 16 Neb., 602; Summons v. State, 5 Ohio St., 325; Rhine v. Robinson, 27 Pa. St., 30; U. 8. v. MaGornb, 5 McLean [U. S.], 287; 1 Wharton, Crim. Law [7th Ed.], sec. 667.) Altschuler v. Algaza, 16 Neb., 631, and Baxter v. Township, 16 Ohio, 56, are not in point. The…
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
Lena Martin, an unmarried woman, made complaint, under the statute entitled “ illegitimate children,” before a justice of the peace of Dodge county, against Charles Kemnitz, and upon his arrest and being brought before the justice she was examined under oath respecting the cause of her complaint. The accused was allowed to ask her any questions he thought proper, all of which examination, questions, and answers were reduced to writing by the justice, who upon consideration thereof required the said accused to enter into a recognizance in the sum of $500 with good and sufficient security, for…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hair v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1884
3Cited by4 opinions
- Bolich v. RobinsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1921
- McDonald v. BrownNebraska Supreme Court · 1912
- County of Dodge v. KemnitzNebraska Supreme Court · 1891
- Dodge County v. KemnitzNebraska Supreme Court · 1894