Legal Opinion
Schaffer v. State
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided July 15, 1887PublishedCited by 9 opinions
Error to tbe district court for Kearney county. Tried below before Gaslin, J. cited: Rwnyan v. State, 57 Ind., 80. Frederick v. Ballard, 16 Neb., 564. Little Miami JR. M. v. Wetmore, 19 Ohio State, 111. State v. Howard, 14 Kan., 173. "Wharton Crira. Law, 9th Ed., Sec. 486. Ballard v. Stale, 19 Neb., 609. Walters v. State, 39 Ohio State, 216. State v. Porter, 34 Iowa, 131. cited: Williams v. State, 6 Neb., 336.
1Opinion of the CourtReese, J.
Plaintiff in error was convicted, of the crime of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to be hanged. He alleges error and brings the cause into this court for review. The indictment is as follows:
“The State of Nebraska, Kearney County. } ss.
“Of the November term of the district court of the eighth judicial district of the state of Nebraska, within and for Kearney county, in said state, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, the grand jurors, chosen, selected, and sworn in and for the county of Kearney, aforesaid, in the name and by the authority of the state…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. McCormickSupreme Court of Iowa · 1869
- Smith v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1876
- Williams v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1877
3Cited by9 opinions
- Blanton v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1890
- Willis v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1894
- Chelsey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Davis v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1927
- Hase v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1905
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.