McGinness v. State
Wyoming Supreme Court
Ereor to District Court of Converse County. Hon. Rioh-ARD H. SCOTT, Judge. The material facts are stated in the opinion.* A co-defendant is a competent witness for the defense upon the separate trial of one jointly accused with him, especially since the statutory modification of tbe common law rule affecting the competency of witnesses. (Marshall v. State, 8 Ind., 498; Everett v. State, 6 Ind., 495; Hunt v. State, 10 Ind., 69; People y.
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Ereor to District Court of Converse County. Hon. Rioh-ARD H. SCOTT, Judge. The material facts are stated in the opinion.* A co-defendant is a competent witness for the defense upon the separate trial of one jointly accused with him, especially since the statutory modification of tbe common law rule affecting the competency of witnesses. (Marshall v. State, 8 Ind., 498; Everett v. State, 6 Ind., 495; Hunt v. State, 10 Ind., 69; People y. Newberry, 20 Cal., 440; People v. Lubra, 5 Cal., 183; Moffet v. State, 2 Humph. H. S. v. Henry, 4 Wash C. C., 223; State v. Georgia, 1 Ga., 617; State v.…
1Opinion of the Court
GroesbeCK, Chief Justioe.
The plaintiff in error, William McGinnis, was convicted of the crime of grand larceny in the district court of the First Judicial District, sitting for the County of Converse, on the 30th day of October, 1891, and thereafter was sentenced by that court to be imprisoned in the penitentiary at Laramie, Wyoming, for the term of four years, where he is now serving his term. Proceedings in error instituted in this court seek *117a reversal of the judgment below on various grounds, which assail the rulings of the court in the admission of evidence offered by the prosecution…
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