State v. Sloan
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Callatin County; F. K. Armstrong, Judge. Roland T. Sloan was convicted of murder in the second degree, and he appeals. Statement of the case by the Justice delivering the opinion. The defendant was tried in the District Court of Gallatin County under an information charging him with the murder of one William B. Russell on July 19, 1898. The jury found the defendant guilty of murder in the second degree.
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Appeal from District Court, Callatin County; F. K. Armstrong, Judge. Roland T. Sloan was convicted of murder in the second degree, and he appeals. Statement of the case by the Justice delivering the opinion. The defendant was tried in the District Court of Gallatin County under an information charging him with the murder of one William B. Russell on July 19, 1898. The jury found the defendant guilty of murder in the second degree. The facts as shown by the record are the following: The deceased was the father-in-law of defendant. Prior to the date of the homicide there had been differences…
1Opinion of the CourtBrantly, C. J.
1. The defendant takes exception to the action of the District Court in allowing, on motion of the County Attorney, the name of Carrie Sloan, the wife of defendant, to be indorsed upon the inf ormation, among the names of the witnesses for the State. This was done in open court three days before the trial began. The defendant was present, and made objection that the witness was his wife, and could not be a witness against him. He now complains that he was compelled to object to her competency at the trial, in the presence of the jury, and was therefore prejudiced in their estimation. The…
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