State v. Goodwin
Citations
- 119 Wash. 135
- 204 P. 769
- 1922 Wash. LEXIS 705
Syllabus
<p>Cbiminal Law (104) — Evidence—Res Gestae — Statements of Person Injured. Upon a prosecution for murder by blowing up a dredge, statements of an injured workman made within 10 or 15 minutes after the explosion, when rescued from the -water, are admissible as part of the res gestae, where they were spontaneously made and presumptively impulsive and without design or premeditation.</p> <p>Same (104). In such a ease, statements made while the injured man was being rowed across the river, and which were mere repetitions of his first statements, are admissible as part of the res gestae.</p> <p>Same (131-1) — Evidence—Admissions of Accused — Acquiescence ob Silence. In a prosecution for murder by blowing up a dredge, statements of deceased shortly after the explosion charging defendant with the crime, made in defendant’s presence, and not replied to when the circumstances naturally called for a reply, are admissible.</p>
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- statement by victim of explosion that defendant \did it\ was type of accusation to which innocent person would reply
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