State v. Potter
Citations
- 6 Idaho 584
- 57 P. 431
- 1899 Ida. LEXIS 35
Syllabus
<p>Criminal Practice — Evidence—Depositions on Preliminary Examinations. — The admission as evidence, upon the trial of a person charged with a criminal offense, of the depositions of witnesses taken on the preliminary examination of sneh person upon such charge is not permissible under the statutes of Idaho. The Penal Code having prescribed the eases in which depositions taken on preliminary examinations may be used, the court is not authorized to extend the rule to cases other than so prescribed by statute.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the court.)</p>
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- depositions taken on preliminary examination by the state not to be used at all at the trial, because not expressly authorized by statute; the opinion ignores the common-law practice, § 1375 supra; this is in truth not a deposition at all, but testimony at a former trial
- depositions taken on preliminary examination by the state not to be used at all at the trial, because not expressly authorized by statute; the opinion ignores the common-law practice, § 1375 supra; this is in truth not a deposition at all, but testimony at a former trial
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Judges: Huston, Quarles, Sullivan
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8 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. SharpIdaho Supreme Court· 1980-09-03· cited 102×
- State v. ElisondoIdaho Supreme Court· 1988-06-09· cited 28×
- State v. MeeIdaho Supreme Court· 1981-07-21· cited 25×
- Cowles Publishing Co. v. Magistrate Court of the First Judicial DistrictIdaho Supreme Court· 1990-10-23· cited 22×
- State v. VillarrealIdaho Supreme Court· 1971-06-25· cited 17×
- State v. WhiteIdaho Supreme Court· 1900-05-23· cited 14×
- State v. RicksIdaho Court of Appeals· 1992-10-28· cited 6×
- Territory v. CurranHawaii Supreme Court· 1916-08-04· cited 2×
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