State v. Lewis
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Gallatin County; Ben B. Law, Judge. George W. Lewis was convicted of manslaughter, and appeals from the judgment and an order denying him a new trial. The court erred to the prejudice of the defendant in imposing a fine of $50 against Mr. Pease, one of the defendant’s counsel, for contempt, and in making the ruling as set forth in the record.
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Appeal from District Court, Gallatin County; Ben B. Law, Judge. George W. Lewis was convicted of manslaughter, and appeals from the judgment and an order denying him a new trial. The court erred to the prejudice of the defendant in imposing a fine of $50 against Mr. Pease, one of the defendant’s counsel, for contempt, and in making the ruling as set forth in the record. The mere fact that counsel was fined for contempt, we agree, is not sufficient error to show prejudice, but if counsel for defendant, without any just cause or excuse, is fined by the court for contempt under such…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Beantlt
The defendant was tried upon an information charging him with the crime of murder in the first degree. He was found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to confinement in the state prison for a term of not less than seven years and six months nor more than ten years. He has appealed from the judgment and an order denying his motion for a new trial.
The homicide occurred during the afternoon of May 3, 1915, on a farm owned by L. S. Briggs, a few miles from Bozeman, in Gallatin county. The defendant and deceased, Joseph Ennis, had been.in the employment of Briggs, who resided in Bozeman, and…
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