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State v. Squires

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided December 12, 1908PublishedCited by 4 opinions

APPEAL from the District Court of the Second Judicial District, for the County of Latah. Hon. Edgar C. Steele, Judge. Defendant was informed against and charged with the ■crime of murder. Upon the trial he was convicted of manslaughter and moved for a new trial, and thereafter appealed from the judgment and order denying his motion.

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APPEAL from the District Court of the Second Judicial District, for the County of Latah. Hon. Edgar C. Steele, Judge. Defendant was informed against and charged with the ■crime of murder. Upon the trial he was convicted of manslaughter and moved for a new trial, and thereafter appealed from the judgment and order denying his motion. The information does not state facts sufficient to constitute a public offense, nor does it conform substantially to the requirements of secs. 5337, 5338 and 5339, Rev. Stat., as it does not show in what manner he came to his death. (Commonwealth v. Webster, 5…

1Opinion of the CourtAilshie, C. J.

The defendant was tried on the charge of murder, and was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to serve a term of three years in the state penitentiary. He appealed from the judgment and an order denying his motion for a new trial, and that appeal was subsequently dismissed by this court. (State v. Squires, ante, p. 327, 97 Pac. 411.) He again appealed from the judgment and order. Counsel for the state moved to dismiss the appeal from the order denying the motion for a new trial and to strike the statement of the case from the record; but subsequent to the argument and submission of the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Sylvester v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
  2. State v. CorcoranIdaho Supreme Court · 1900
  3. Cox v. Royal TribeOregon Supreme Court · 1903
  4. State v. . GradySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880
  5. State v. SlyIdaho Supreme Court · 1905

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. McClurgIdaho Supreme Court · 1931
  2. State v. SmithIdaho Supreme Court · 1914
  3. State v. CaldwellIdaho Supreme Court · 1912
  4. State v. BrillIdaho Supreme Court · 1912

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