State v. Olson’s Empirical Analysis
1978
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1 state decisions
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Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1621
Relies on Bronston v. United States · Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Barbour · 79 Wash. 2d 512 - State v. Randecker · 10 Cal. 3d 939 - People v. Rosoto · 74 Wash. 2d 386 - State v. White
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“Applying this rule, we find substantial circumstantial evidence from which the jury could determine Olson's knowledge of falsity in two respects. The Spane Mill was one of several names by which the Spane Building Company in Stanwood was known. Olson had lived in Stanwood for some time, had worked for Spane and had in fact delivered timbers to Spane while a member of the bridge crew. There was testimony that other bridge crew employees knew the business as Spane Mill. All this supports a reasonable inference that Olson knew that "the Spane Mill" meant the Spane Building Company, and that with this knowledge he falsely denied taking timbers there. Furthermore, there was evidence that Spane had some of the characteristic equipment of a saw mill and could be considered as such. Because Olson once worked there and had delivered there more recently, it is a reasonable inference that he knew a question concerning "the Spane Mill" referred to the mill operation at the Spane Building Company, regardless of its proper name.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Granting all reasonable inferences to the State, we find substantial evidence in the record that Spane was called Spane Mill, or that it was in fact a mill regardless of its name. Therefore the question of the truth or falsity of Olson's statement should have been submitted to the jury.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“from the District Three yard to the Spane Mill.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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