State v. Marshall
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Defendants were indicted by the grand jury of Hennepin county for the crime of adultery. Defendant Ray R. Marshall moved to quash the indictment on the grounds mentioned in the first paragraph of the opinion. The motion was denied by Fish, J., who certified the three questions enumerated in the opinion to the supreme court as important and doubtful.
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
Defendant Ray R. Marshall, 'a married woman, moved to quash an indictment charging her with the crime of adultery. The grounds of the motion were two: (1) That the prosecution was not commenced on complaint of her husband, as required by G. S. 1913, § 8702; (2) That the indictment was based in part upon the testimony of the husband given before the grand jury without the consent of the wife. The trial court certified that the questions of law arising were so important and doubtful as to require the decision of this court, and with the consent of defendant and the state reported the action and…
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