Legal Opinion

State v. Brown

Washington Supreme Court

Decided March 3, 1911No. 9174PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Kittitas county, Kauffman, J., entered January 24, 1910, upon a trial and conviction of grand larceny by false pretenses.

1Opinion of the Court

Chadwick, J. —

This case is dependent upon the same state of facts as the case of State v. Williams, ante p. 286, 113 Pac, 780. It is first alleged that the court erred in admitting the testimony of the express messenger, who testified that he had no household goods or jewelry in his possession. This error is predicated upon the theory that the evidence should have shown clearly that the crime had been committed on Northern Pacific, train No. 258, as alleged in the information ; whereas the prosecuting witness did not identify the train as No. 258, and it was not shown that defendant ever…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Iowa · 1881
  2. State v. JonesWashington Supreme Court · 1909
  3. State v. WilliamsWashington Supreme Court · 1911
  4. State v. JohnsonWashington Supreme Court · 1904

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. HarmonWashington Supreme Court · 1944
  2. State v. BracheWashington Supreme Court · 1911
  3. State v. HoganWashington Supreme Court · 1923
  4. Pueblo v. OlmedaSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1946
  5. State v. RemickWashington Supreme Court · 1931

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