State v. Day
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions. Indictment for arson. The opinion sufficiently states the material facts. The following is that'portion of the charge of the presiding justice referred to in the opinion; the particular portions excepted to are included in brackets and numbered to correspond with the numbers used in the opinion : " We can not always account for a man’s conduct by what we would do ourselves. An honest man cannot comprehend any reason why any man should commit a crime.
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On exceptions. Indictment for arson. The opinion sufficiently states the material facts. The following is that'portion of the charge of the presiding justice referred to in the opinion; the particular portions excepted to are included in brackets and numbered to correspond with the numbers used in the opinion : " We can not always account for a man’s conduct by what we would do ourselves. An honest man cannot comprehend any reason why any man should commit a crime. He knows that crimes are committed, because we have evidence before us constantly; our courts are full of them, so that a man may…
1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.
Several exceptions have been alleged to the rulings and instructions of the justice presiding at the trial of the respondent, who was convicted of the crime of arson.
Some of these exceptions have been waived and are not insisted upon. Of those remaining it would hardly seem necessary to speak in detail, inasmuch as they may be reduced to two classes — those relating to the introduction of evidence, and to the charge of the presiding justice.
I. The first objection that is pressed upon the attention of the court is in relation to the introduction in evidence of what has been termed the "…
2Cited by19 opinions
- State v. WardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1888
- State v. MillmeierSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
- State v. CoxSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1941
- State v. BelknapWashington Supreme Court · 1906
- State v. BachelderSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
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