State v. Dumas
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Defendant was indicted by the grand jury of Beltrami county for the crime of attempted arson in the third degree and was tried in the district court for that county by McClenahan, J., and a jury which rendered a verdict of guilty as charged in the indictment. At the request of the defendant, the court certified to this court the questions enumerated at the beginning of the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
On September 15, 1911, an indictment was duly returned to the district court of the county of Beltrami, purporting to charge the defendant with the crime of attempted arson in the third degree. The case was tried, and the jury, on October 9, 1911, returned a verdict of guilty as charged in the indictment. Thereupon the court, at the request of the defendant, certified to this court, pursuant to B. L. 1905, § 5409, these questions:
“First. Did the indictment state facts sufficient to constitute a public offense?
“Second. Did the testimony offered on the part of the state, and included in this…
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