United States v. Gideon
Supreme Court of Minnesota
This cause comes to the Supreme Court, upon a report of the ■ case made by the Judge of the Third Judicial District. The Defendant was indicted in the District Court of Hennepin County, for maliciously killing a dog. A demurrer to the indictment was overruled by the Court, and on the trial of the cause the Court charged the jury upon certain questions of law, to which charges the Defendant excepted.
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This cause comes to the Supreme Court, upon a report of the ■ case made by the Judge of the Third Judicial District. The Defendant was indicted in the District Court of Hennepin County, for maliciously killing a dog. A demurrer to the indictment was overruled by the Court, and on the trial of the cause the Court charged the jury upon certain questions of law, to which charges the Defendant excepted. The report was made to the Supreme Court, “ Because upon “ the trial of the said Defendant questions of law did arise, “ which were so important or doubtful as to require the decis- “ ion of said…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Oowrt
Sherburne, J.
This was an indictment for-shooting a dog, and the charge is in the following words *295“ Peter M. Gideon is accused by tbe Grand Jury of tbe Coun- “ ty of Hennepin, by tbis indictment of tbe crime of wilfully “ and maliciously killing a dog belonging to George M. Ber- “ tram, committed as follows, to wit: The said Peter M. Gideon did, on tbe 24th day of July, A. D. 1854, in tbe county “ aforesaid, wilfully and maliciously kill á dog belonging to “ George M. Bertram, by shooting said dog with a gun or pis- “ tol, to wit: in tbe county of Hennepin aforesaid ” — dated, etc.
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