State v. Lautenschlager
Supreme Court of Minnesota
The defendant was separately tried in the court of common pleas of Ramsey county, before Brill and Simons, JJ., upon the following indictment: [Title.] “ George Lautenschlager, Frank Rapp and Sophie Rapp are accused by the grand jury of the county of Ramsey, by this indictment, of the crime of murder committed as follows : The said George Lautenschlager, Frank Rapp and Sophie Rapp, on the first day of November, A. D. 1874, at the city of St. Paul, in this county, wrongfully,…
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The defendant was separately tried in the court of common pleas of Ramsey county, before Brill and Simons, JJ., upon the following indictment: [Title.] “ George Lautenschlager, Frank Rapp and Sophie Rapp are accused by the grand jury of the county of Ramsey, by this indictment, of the crime of murder committed as follows : The said George Lautenschlager, Frank Rapp and Sophie Rapp, on the first day of November, A. D. 1874, at the city of St. Paul, in this county, wrongfully, unlawfully and feloniously, and with force of arms, without authority of law, and with malice aforethought, killed one…
1Opinion of the CourtCornell, J.
1. The form of the indictment in this case is substantially that prescribed by the statute for murder, and that it is sufficient to support a conviction for murder in the first degree is res adjudícala in this state, and no longer open to discussion. Bilansky v. The State, 3 Minn. 427, 435 ; State v. Dumphey, 4 Minn. 438.
2. The fact that both the judges sat together during the principal part of the trial, and cooperated in conducting it, does not render the trial void, as claimed by appellant. Both possess equal and like jurisdiction, authority and power in all actions and proceedings in said…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Getchell v. HillSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1875
- Bilansky v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1859
- State v. ShippeySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1865
- State v. DumpheySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1860
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1867
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