Legal Opinion
State v. Moorison
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 29, 1953No. 32357PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
The principal question presented by this appeal is the competency of a witness who. previously had been adjudged insane.
Appellant Theodore E. Moorison was charged with assault in the second degree upon the person of his wife, and was convicted of assault in the third degree.
The defendant, appellant here, filed a motion June 13, 1952, for a continuance to the next ensuing jury term, on the ground that “documentary evidence material and vital” to the defense could not be secured by June 25, 1952, the trial date. It appeared in the affidavit filed in support of the motion and in the argument on…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- District of Columbia v. ArmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- State v. HaywardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- State v. WildmanOhio Supreme Court · 1945
- State v. HerringSupreme Court of Missouri · 1916
- Cannady v. LynchSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by34 opinions
- State v. RyanWashington Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. ButlerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- McCutcheon v. BrownfieldCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1970
- State v. ManloveNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1968
- State v. BaddaWashington Supreme Court · 1966
29 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.