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14 Wash. 285

State v. Thompson

Washington Supreme Court

Decided March 18, 1896

Washington Supreme Court · decided 1896-03-18

<p>Appeal from Superior Court, Pierce County. — Hon. Emmett N. Parker, Judge.</p>

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Reversed · Decided 1896-03-18

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Cited by 17 later decisions — most recently March 1977

3 federal appellate · 14 state decisions

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Hoyt, C. J.

¶1(dissenting). — I think that the evidence referred to in the foregoing opinion was admissible for the purpose to which it was limited by the trial court. *288The defendant had, in connection with the charge for which he was prosecuted in this action, referred to a certain other transaction, and to make this reference intelligible it was necessary that the nature of the transaction referred to should be known, and only to that extent and for'that purpose did the court allow testimony to be introduced as to such transaction.. ■' In my opinion the judgment should be affirmed/;

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