State v. Wilkins
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Robert G. Morrow, Judge. The defendant, Lloyd H. Wilkins, was charged with the killing of one Lou L. Winters on October 11, 1913, and was convicted of murder in the first degree, and appeals. Department 1.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett
1. The first and most important error assigned is the reception in evidence of letters and papers taken from the person of the defendant when he was arrested; the *80letters being , one written by bimself and two others said to have been written to him by his wife. It does not affect the admissibility of letters and documents to show that they were taken from the person of the defendant at the time of his arrest: State v. McDaniel, 39 Or. 161 (65 Pac. 520).
2. So far as applicable to the case in hand, it is provided in Section 1535, L. O. L., as follows:
“In all criminal actions, where the husband…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- State v. HoytSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1880
- State v. HydeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1911
- State v. McDanielOregon Supreme Court · 1901
- State v. MoreyOregon Supreme Court · 1894
- State v. BuffingtonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1878
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3Cited by29 opinions
- State v. LaundyOregon Supreme Court · 1922
- State v. FloranceOregon Supreme Court · 1974
- State of Oregon v. LongOregon Supreme Court · 1952
- State v. McDanielOregon Supreme Court · 1924
- State v. CaseyOregon Supreme Court · 1923
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