State v. Murphy

Citations

• 15 Wash. 98
• 45 P. 729
• 1896 Wash. LEXIS 144

Syllabus

<p>CRIMINAL LAW — EVIDENCE — BELIEF OF WITNESS — WEIGHT OF TESTIMONY.</p> <p>In a prosecution for cattle stealing it is competent for a witness, in testifying as to the identity of the animal alleged to have been stolen, to state that it was such animal “ to the best of his judgment and belief,” as the question of the force to be given to his testimony is for the jury.</p> <p>Although the evidence in a criminal case may not have been of the most satisfactory and convincing kind, yet the verdict of the jury should not be disturbed on appeal, if there was evidence tending to establish every material fact necessary to show the guilt of the defendant. (State v. Kroenert, 13 Wash. 644, followed.)</p>