Phillips v. Territory of Wyoming
Wyoming Supreme Court
Error to tbe District Court for Laramie County. The following is the statement of the case filed by the judge writing the opinion: The defendant, Frank Philips, was indicted at the July term, 1871, of the district court, Laramie county, first judicial district, for the crime of murder in the first degree.
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Error to tbe District Court for Laramie County. The following is the statement of the case filed by the judge writing the opinion: The defendant, Frank Philips, was indicted at the July term, 1871, of the district court, Laramie county, first judicial district, for the crime of murder in the first degree. At the same term he was arraigned on said indictment, and after interposition of plea of not guilty, was tried on said indictment and plea by jury and found guilty of murder in the second degree. Thereafter at the same term, defendant by his counsel made a motion to set aside the verdict of…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Carey, J.
It does not appear by the record by what process this case is brought to this court, but as counsel for the territory and counsel for the defendant have argued this cause (without objection) upon the questions presented in the motion for a new trial in the district court, this court will decide upon the questions so presented. The first reason assigned in the motion is, that the verdict is not sustained by the evidence and is contrary to law. Section 145 of the code of criminal procedure provides among other things, “ where the grounds of exception are that the verdict…
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