Legal Opinion

State v. Dacke

Washington Supreme Court

Decided June 30, 1910No. 8714PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Kittitas county, Kauffman, J., entered October 5, 1909, upon a trial and conviction of the crime of rape.

1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.

Appellant was convicted of the crime of rape, and appeals from the judgment entered. A number of errors are assigned, but we will refer to only one, which, in our opinion, is decisive of the appeal. The criminal code- of 1909 amended the law relating to rape, among other changes making it a crime to carnally know a female child between the ages of fifteen and eighteen years and of previous chaste character. Rem. & Bal. Code, § 2436. Appellant was informed against under this new section, the charge being laid in Kittitas county, and the time as June 30, 1909. The state’s evidence discloses…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. ClarkMichigan Supreme Court · 1876
  2. Childress v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
  3. Carpenter v. PeopleNew York Supreme Court · 1850
  4. State v. PattersonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1885
  5. People v. . NelsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1897

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Castleberry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1914
  2. Cloninger v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
  3. Lucado v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1978
  4. State v. SargentWashington Supreme Court · 1911
  5. Branham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1919

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