State v. Conroy

Citations

• 82 Wash. 417
• 144 P. 538
• 1914 Wash. LEXIS 1534

Syllabus

<p>Robbery — Evidence—Identification of Property — Admissibility. In a prosecution for robbery, tbe introduction in evidence of certain property, taken from the accused, and belonging to tbe companion of tbe prosecuting witness who was robbed at tbe same time, is not inadmissible because not sufficiently identified, merely because evidence of identification was somewhat meager.</p> <p>Criminal Law — Evidence—Other Crimes — Admissibility. Where tbe robbery of two persons was but one transaction, evidence of articles taken from either of them, is admissible under an information charging robbery of tbe other.</p> <p>Criminal Law — Trial—Misconduct of Counsel. It is not reversible error that tbe prosecuting attorney answered a question of tbe prisoner’s counsel as to what certain things consisted of, in tbe presence of tbe jury, when tbe jury would not have understood it as being part of tbe evidence.</p> <p>Appeal — Preservation of Grounds — Exceptions. Error cannot be predicated upon tbe argument of counsel to which no exception was taken; nor where tbe court removes any prejudice that might arise.</p> <p>Appeal — -Review—Error Invited by Appellant. Error in argument to tbe jury cannot be urged where it was invited by unsparing remarks of opponent’s counsel; since tbe court has a large discretion in such matters, and need not be over-querulous with complaints made by one whose argument bordered on tbe illegitimate.</p>