Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 31, 1877PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of tbe district court for Earibault county, Dickinson, J., presiding.

1Opinion of the Court

■Gileillan., C- J.

The defendant was indicted for larceny, in stealing wheat, alleged in the complaint to have been «committed on December 19, 1875. On the trial the state *570offered evidence which tended to prove a larceny committed' on the 26th of December. This evidence was objected to on the ground of the variance in dates, but was admitted. There can be no question that this was right. The time of' the commission of an offence, alleged in the indictment, is, as a general rule, immaterial, and does not coniine the proofs to the exact time alleged. As the trial proceeded, the evidence of the…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. McKnightNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Wilson v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1879
  3. Brady v. BrennanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1878
  4. State v. DlugiSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
  5. Stone v. EvansSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1884

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