Legal Opinion

State v. Cotz

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 29, 1916No. 13732PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Dykeman, J., entered April 22, 1916, upon a trial and conviction of being an habitual criminal.

1Opinion of the Court

Ellis, J. —

Defendant was charged with being an habitual criminal. From a conviction, judgment and sentence, he appeals.

The only question raised is as to the sufficiency of the information. Saving the differences in the naturé of the crimes of which the prior convictions are charged, the information is couched in the same" terms as that set out and sustained in the opinion of this court in State v. Rowan, 84 Wash. 158, 146 Pac. 374. It is therefore unnecessary to quote it here. Appellant urges that it is insufficient in that it is not affirmatively alleged that the prior convictions were had…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. SchumanWashington Supreme Court · 1915
  2. State v. GustafsonWashington Supreme Court · 1915
  3. State v. RowanWashington Supreme Court · 1915
  4. State v. LewisWashington Supreme Court · 1906

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. FurthWashington Supreme Court · 1940
  2. State v. EdelsteinWashington Supreme Court · 1927
  3. State Ex Rel. Edelstein v. HunekeWashington Supreme Court · 1926
  4. State v. KelchWashington Supreme Court · 1921
  5. State v. SpencerWashington Supreme Court · 1924

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