State v. Whitney
Oregon Supreme Court
Statment by Me. Justice Eakin. The defendant was indicted by the grand jury of Multnomah County for the crime of manslaughter in the following language: “G. B. Whitney is accused by the grand jury of the county of Multnomah, and State of Oregon, by this indictment, of the crime of manslaughter, committed as follows: The said G. B. Whitney on the 20th day of March, A. D. 1908, in the county of Multnomah, and State of Oregon, did feloniously and voluntarily kill one Mabel…
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Statment by Me. Justice Eakin. The defendant was indicted by the grand jury of Multnomah County for the crime of manslaughter in the following language: “G. B. Whitney is accused by the grand jury of the county of Multnomah, and State of Oregon, by this indictment, of the crime of manslaughter, committed as follows: The said G. B. Whitney on the 20th day of March, A. D. 1908, in the county of Multnomah, and State of Oregon, did feloniously and voluntarily kill one Mabel Wirtz, by voluntarily giving and administering unto her, the said Mabel Wirtz, on the 14th day of March, 1908, in the said…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Eakin
1. Defendant was a practicing dentist at Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon. The decedent was employed in a millinery store, and resided with her mother in Portland, who had recently moved from Forest Grove to that city for the bénefit of her children, who had employment there; the father remaining at Forest Grove, where he conducted a business. At the trial it appeared that defendant had been keeping company with the decedent about three months, and he testified that they were engaged to be married. There was evidence tending to show that, a few days prior to the illness of decedent,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- State v. EllsworthOregon Supreme Court · 1896
- People v. HuntingtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
- Chapman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
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