¶1(dissenting) — The trial judge who saw the prosecuting witness was in a much better position than is this court to get at which of the times the prosecuting witness testified to the truth; and as he did not believe her subsequent confession, this court ought not to interfere with the verdict. I therefore dissent.
51 Wash. 372
State v. Powell
Decided January 5, 1909
Washington Supreme Court · decided 1909-01-05
<p>Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Snohomish county, Black, J., entered January 14, 1908, upon a trial and conviction of rape.</p>
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Reversed · Decided 1909-01-05
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