State v. Sam
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for What-com county, Hardin, J., entered February 24, 1913, upon a trial and conviction of a felony.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
Appellant is charged with having committed a crime in the county of Whatcom, state of Washington. He was convicted, and has brought his case to us on appeal.
Two questions are submitted for our determination: First, was the venue of the crime proven; and second, is the verdict sustained by the evidence?
No witness was asked the direct question whether the crime was committed in Whatcom county, but the testimony taken as a whole clearly shows that the witnesses had reference to the city of Bellingham, and that no doubt could have remained in the minds of the jury as to the situs of the crime. 12…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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