Duggan v. State

Jan 9, 1903
Reporters:
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Before:
Fish
Fish, J.

1. Under an indictment for assault with intent ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‍to rape there may be a verdict for a simple assault, if the evidence so authorizes.

2. It ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‍is discretionary with the presiding judge whether he will reopen a case after both sides have closed ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‍and argument has begun.

3. The evidence warranted the verdict.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concurring, except Lumpkin, P. ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‍J.¿ absent. Indictment for an assault with intent to rape. Before Judge Evans. Washington superior court. October 17, ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‍1902. J. A. Robson, for plaintiff in error. B. T. Rawlings, solicitor-general, contra.