Legal Opinion

State v. Peasley

Washington Supreme Court

Decided June 20, 1914No. 11813PublishedCited by 28 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered September 20, 1913, upon a trial and conviction of grand larceny.

1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.

Appellant was joined with two others in an information charging grand larceny. He was tried separately and, having been convicted, appeals.

The only error we are disposed to notice is an exception to an instruction given to the jury, and since this raises a question of law only, no attention will be given to the facts. The instruction complained of is this:

“To convict the defendant it is not necessary that you should find that he personally stole the money of Soter, if the same was stolen, but if it was taken by either of his *100co-defendants with his aid or assent, with intent to deprive said…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Crocket v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1870
  2. White v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
  3. State v. CoxSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
  4. Plummer v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1866
  5. State v. DouglassSupreme Court of Kansas · 1890

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. State v. SimsOhio Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. In Re the Welfare of WilsonWashington Supreme Court · 1979
  3. State v. LindenWashington Supreme Court · 1932
  4. State v. RennebergWashington Supreme Court · 1974
  5. State v. BoydCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1978

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