State v. Rheams
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Clay county, Stearns, J., presiding, refusing a new trial, after a verdict finding the defendant guilty of’ manslaughter in the second degreé.
1Opinion of the CourtDiceinson, J.
The defendant, having been indicted for murder in the first degree, was found guilty of manslaughter in the second degree. The alleged error to be considered upon this appeal arises upon the instructions of the court to the jury, in which the court charged, in effect, that the case was not one of justifiable homicide, and that *19there was no evidence showing a justification. By a bill of exceptions a portion of the evidence is before us, which is claimed to show that the homicide, which is not denied, was committed in self-defence, and was justifiable. We are therefore to consider whether the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Duffy v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
- State v. SorensonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
- Garnett v. KirkmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1857
- Chandler v. Von RoederSupreme Court of the United States · 1861
- Van Hoesen v. Minnesota Baptist State ConventionSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1870
3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. BoyceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
- State v. NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Reed v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
- State v. GardnerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- State v. DamuthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
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