Legal Opinion

State v. Anderson

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 15, 1885PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from Cloud District Court. Prosecution for bribing, inducing- and deterring a witness from appearing and giving her testimony in a certain criminal proceeding. Trial at the April Term, 1885, when the defendant, Anderson, was found guilty, and sentenced to be imprisoned in the county jail of Cloud county for the term of four months, beginning May 27, 1885, and to pay a fine of $200 to The State, and the costs of the prosecution. Defendant appeals.

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Appeal from Cloud District Court. Prosecution for bribing, inducing- and deterring a witness from appearing and giving her testimony in a certain criminal proceeding. Trial at the April Term, 1885, when the defendant, Anderson, was found guilty, and sentenced to be imprisoned in the county jail of Cloud county for the term of four months, beginning May 27, 1885, and to pay a fine of $200 to The State, and the costs of the prosecution. Defendant appeals. The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

*117The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, J.:

The appellant was prosecuted before a justice of the peace of Cloud county, and convicted of the offense of bribing, inducing and deterring a witness from appearing and giving her testimony in a certain criminal proceeding then pending in that county. In due time the defendant appealed to the district court and entered into a recognizance that was approved by the justice, conditioned for his appearance at the next term of the district court to answer to the complaint made against him. He appeared at the district court in accordance with…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. GoodwinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1885
  2. State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1876

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Kansas · 1928
  2. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Kansas · 1970
  3. State v. DureinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1902
  4. City of Salina v. LaughlinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1920
  5. State v. AllisonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1890

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