State v. Saybolt

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• affirming conviction for theft by swindle and rejecting a due-process challenge when the complaint gave the appellant “sufficient information and opportunity to prepare and argue his defense”
• applying Lone and affirming a conviction for theft by swindle when the record evidence on value conflicted, reasoning that “[t]he value of that property is determinative of the degree of the offense, not whether the offense actually took place”
• defendant convicted of theft by swindle of more than $35,000 after he set up a foreign shell corporation to which he sold his employer’s property
• absent motion for mistrial and absent prejudice, administration of oath after close of evidence was harmless error and did not warrant reversal
• “[Juror oaths] are not formalities, are sacred, and no citizen need expose himself to loss of liberty and property by people who are not sworn to do their duty.” (Emphasis in original.)
• “It is clear that had appellant objected to the late swearing in and asked for a mistrial at this point, the error would have been preserved and a new trial would be in order.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).