Legal Opinion

State v. Wilson

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 28, 1925No. 19349. Department OnePublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.

The first named respondent and thirteen others were informed against by the prosecuting attorney in and for Cowlitz county, charged with crim inal libel. A demurrer to the information was sustained, upon which the prosecution was dismissed and this appeal results.

The information charges the offense as follows:

“They [naming the defendants] on or about the 27th day of February, A. D. 1925, in the county of Cowlitz, state of Washington, then and there being, did then and there maliciously sign their several and respective names to a certain writing and document which was and is in words and…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Cudihee v. PhelpsWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Wilson v. Sun Publishing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1915
  3. Byrne v. FunkWashington Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Abbott v. National Bank of CommerceWashington Supreme Court · 1899
  5. Haynes v. Spokane Chronicle Publishing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1895

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Herron v. Tribune Publishing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1987
  2. City of Seattle v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Richmond v. ThompsonWashington Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Pierce County v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Pierce County v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 2006

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