Legal Opinion

State v. Shadwell

Montana Supreme Court

Decided May 26, 1899No. 1,356PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Silver Brno County; William Clancy, Judge. Gr. R. Shadwell was convicted of murder, and appeals from the judgment and an order denying his motion for a new trial.

1Opinion of the CourtHunt, J.

Robert Shadwell, by appeal to this Court from a judgment and order denying his motion for a new trial, seek's to obtain a review of a sentence of death for the murder of Martin J. O’Connor in Butte on January 11, 1898.

1. From the 20 errors urged by his counsel we have selected, as entitled to first consideration, the striking out of certain testimony introduced by the defendant, as shown by the following extracts from the bill of exceptions: “That, after . the evidence had all been introduced in said cause, and both the plaintiff and defendant announced that they had no-more evidence to…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Powell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  2. Garner v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1891
  3. People v. GordanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
  4. State v. O'BrienMontana Supreme Court · 1896
  5. Tiffany v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. SauterMontana Supreme Court · 1951
  2. State v. HanlonMontana Supreme Court · 1909
  3. State v. PopaMontana Supreme Court · 1919
  4. State v. PorterMontana Supreme Court · 1964
  5. State v. JenningsMontana Supreme Court · 1934

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