Legal Opinion

Ferguson v. State

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided October 20, 1897No. 9229PublishedCited by 26 opinions

Error to the district court for Otoe county. Tried below before Ramsey, J.

1Opinion of the CourtNorval, J.

The defendant, Charles Ferguson, was prosecuted for, and found guilty of, the crime of burglary; and from a judgment of conviction error proceedings, have been prosecuted to this, court. The information charges the crime to have been committed by breaking and entering, in the night-season, a certain barn owned by Adolph Zimmerer, with the intent to commit a larceny.

The first contention is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict. The testimony adduced by the state on the trial, and which is incorporated in the bill of exceptions, establishes beyond a shadow of doubt that…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Hill v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Peck v. Stephenson's LesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 1847
  3. Housh v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
  4. State v. PearceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
  5. Gran v. HoustonNebraska Supreme Court · 1895

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. State v. GoyetSupreme Court of Vermont · 1957
  2. State v. GlassNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1915
  3. Johns v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1961
  4. State v. GravesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1915
  5. State v. McDowellNebraska Supreme Court · 1994

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