State v. Stevenson
Oregon Supreme Court
From Malheur: Dalton Biggs, Judge. In Banc. William Stevenson, a married man, the defendant and appellant, was indicted by the grand jury of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon in and for the county of Malheur, charged with the commission of the crime of adultery with one Buth Lackey, wife of Herbert Lackey, the complaining witness.
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From Malheur: Dalton Biggs, Judge. In Banc. William Stevenson, a married man, the defendant and appellant, was indicted by the grand jury of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon in and for the county of Malheur, charged with the commission of the crime of adultery with one Buth Lackey, wife of Herbert Lackey, the complaining witness. Upon trial had, the defendant was convicted and sentenced to serve a term of not more than six months in the penitentiary, from which judgment he appeals to this court. The principal convicting evidence given at the trial was an alleged confession and the…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Although witness Harry Farmer gave some testimony tending to prove opportunity to commit the offense, a conviction was had in this cause upon the testimony of the defendant’s accomplice, corroborated by a confession made in the district attorney’s office. The defendant challenged the admissibility of the confession, especially upon the ground and for the reason that the said confession or statement was not taken in accordance with the provisions of Section 1781, Or. L., providing as follows t
“When the examination of the witnesses on the part of the state is closed, the magistrate must inform…
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