Legal Opinion

State v. McLain

Washington Supreme Court

Decided July 27, 1906No. 6099PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Okanogan county, Steiner, L, entered August 26, 1905, upon a trial and conviction of the crime of arson.

1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.

The defendant, J. D. McLain, has been convicted of the crime of arson, and appeals to- this court. He (presents numerous assignments of error, many of which are purely technical and cannot be considered in detail in an opinion of reasonable length. We will, however, pass upon all controlling questions raised in his brief.

It is contended that the court erred in overruling appellant’s demurrer to- the information, which, omitting caption and jurat, reads as follows:

“J. H. McLain is accused by A. W. Barry, special plroser cuting attorney herein by this information of the crime of arson,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Carlton v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  2. State v. FletcherOregon Supreme Court · 1893
  3. State v. . DavisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1877
  4. Alston v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1879
  5. State v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Missouri · 1889

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  2. State v. DownsWashington Supreme Court · 1932
  3. State v. StoneWashington Supreme Court · 1912
  4. Raborn v. HaytonWashington Supreme Court · 1949
  5. Sound Timber Co. v. Danaher Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1920

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