Legal Opinion

State v. Reiff

Washington Supreme Court

Decided June 12, 1896No. 2139PublishedCited by 47 opinions

Appeal from Superior Court, King County.— Hon. T. J. Humes, Judge.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

GORDON, J.

On September 3, 1895, an information was filed in the superior court of King county, charging the appellant under §53, Penal.Code, with the crime of larceny of “a lady’s beaver shoulder cape” of the value of $50, by fraudulently and falsely impersonating another. Upon his plea of “not guilty” the cause proceeded to trial, and the prosecution having introduced its evidence and rested, the appellant’s counsel moved the court that the prosecution be dismissed for insufficiency of the state’s evidence. This motion was sustained by the court and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Arrington v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1890
  2. People v. BentleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Trutch v. BunnellOregon Supreme Court · 1883
  4. Territory of Montana v. StockerMontana Supreme Court · 1889
  5. State v. WhiteWashington Supreme Court · 1895

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. In re the Personal Restraint of OrangeWashington Supreme Court · 2004
  2. State v. CalleWashington Supreme Court · 1995
  3. State v. GockenWashington Supreme Court · 1995
  4. State v. FreemanWashington Supreme Court · 2005
  5. State v. RoybalWashington Supreme Court · 1973

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