Legal Opinion

State v. Webb

Utah Supreme Court

Decided February 16, 1899PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from the District Court Millard county, Hon. E. V. Higgins, Judge. Defendant was prosecuted for grand larceny and from a verdict and judgment of guilty, appeals to this court.

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Appeal from the District Court Millard county, Hon. E. V. Higgins, Judge. Defendant was prosecuted for grand larceny and from a verdict and judgment of guilty, appeals to this court. That it was error to admit the testimony as to the handwriting on certain exhibits having been executed by the same party, and that in this case such evidence was immaterial, see Durnell v. Snowden, 5 Utah, 216, and cases cited; Tucker v. Kellogg, 8 Utah, 11, and cases cited; Bogers v. Bitter, 12 Wall. 320; Strother v. Lucas, 6 Peters, 761-8; Moore v. U. S., 91 U. S. 270.

1Opinion of the CourtBaskiN, J.

The defendant Webb was convicted, on the charge, by *443information, of stealing one brown steer, branded GN on left side and C on left bip, four years old, the property of Richard Nixon, one black cow branded Mc on tbe right hip, the property of Samuel McIntyre, one red roan cow branded K on left hip, the property of Benjamin Kinney, one black cow branded a on the right ribs, the property of William McIntyre, one red steer, four years old, branded < on the left hip, the property of Anthony Stephenson and J. J. Stephenson of Millard county.

1. When the State rested, the defendant requested the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. City of Fort Wayne v. CoombsIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
  2. Allen's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1882
  3. State v. McCuneUtah Supreme Court · 1898
  4. Tucker v. KelloggUtah Supreme Court · 1892
  5. State v. HalfordUtah Supreme Court · 1898

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. PotelloUtah Supreme Court · 1911
  2. Stitzel v. MillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
  3. State v. BrownUtah Supreme Court · 1909
  4. State v. MushrowIdaho Supreme Court · 1919
  5. Johnson v. BeeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1919

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