Legal Opinion

Seng v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided April 2, 1913No. 690PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Error to the District Court, Uinta County; Hon. David H. Craig, Judge. The material facts are stated in the opinion. The court erred in overruling the motion of plaintiff in error on the trial to exclude the testimony of witnesses whose names were not indorsed upon the information as required by statute. Upon this question the case of Boulter v. Státe, (Wyo.) 42 Pac. 610, is cited as containing the authorities pro and con.

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Error to the District Court, Uinta County; Hon. David H. Craig, Judge. The material facts are stated in the opinion. The court erred in overruling the motion of plaintiff in error on the trial to exclude the testimony of witnesses whose names were not indorsed upon the information as required by statute. Upon this question the case of Boulter v. Státe, (Wyo.) 42 Pac. 610, is cited as containing the authorities pro and con. There was a flagrant violation of the rules of evidence on the trial of this case which ought to result in a reversal. It was for the jury to say whether the defendant was…

1Opinion of the Court

Beard, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff in error, Joseph Seng, was convicted in-the District Court of Uinta County of the crime of murder in the first degree and sentenced to suffer death by hanging. From that judgment he brings the case here on error.

The case was submitted to this court on briefs without oral argument; and in his brief the Attorney General calls the attention of the court to the fact that the bill of exceptions does not contain any motion for a new trial or the evidence in the case;, and he insists that in this state of the record there are no questions presented for…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Koppala v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Bank of Chadron v. AndersonWyoming Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Freeburgh v. LamoureuxWyoming Supreme Court · 1903
  4. Fishback v. BramelWyoming Supreme Court · 1896
  5. France v. First Nat. BankWyoming Supreme Court · 1888

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Parker v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1916
  2. Davis v. Minnesota Baptist Convention of MinneapolisWyoming Supreme Court · 1932
  3. Royal Insurance v. Walker Lumber Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1915
  4. Chatterton v. BonelliWyoming Supreme Court · 1921
  5. Fried v. GuibersonWyoming Supreme Court · 1923

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