State v. Leasia
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Alfred F. Sears, Jr., Judge. Martin V. Leasia appeals from a conviction of murder in the second degree.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolverton
The defendant.is charged.by the information of the district attorney with the crime of murder in the first degree, and was convicted of murder in the second. At the trial, Mrs. Pauline Leasia being called as a witness for the State, defendant objected that she was incapacitated to testify against him without his consent, because the marital relations formerly existing between them had not been finally severed at the time the events occurred about which it was desired that she should bear witness, and, the objection being overruled, error is assigned.
1. The crime with which the defendant is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Trullenger v. ToddOregon Supreme Court · 1873
- Smith v. Ellendale Mill Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1870
- Askren v. SquireOregon Supreme Court · 1896
- Rader v. BarrOregon Supreme Court · 1892
- Fassman v. BaumgartnerOregon Supreme Court · 1869
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