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71 Kan. 862

State v. Schmidt

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided May 6, 1905

Supreme Court of Kansas · decided 1905-05-06

<p>Appeal from Cowley district court; Carroll L. Swarts, judge.</p>

Cited by 6 later decisions — most recently June 1925

6 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

““The first point of error assigned is that the court below erred in admitting in evidence certain bottles of whisky and beer seized from the possession of appellants by an officer without a warrant. There was no error in this. The question was decided against appellants in The State v. Miller, 63 Kan. 62 , 64 Pac. 1033 .” (The State v. Schmidt, 71 Kan. 862 , 80 Pac. 948 .)”

quoted by 1 later decision, including State v. Johnson

Relies on State v. Miller

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Affirmed · Decided 1905-05-06

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Per Curiam:

¶1The first point of error assigned is that the court below erred in admitting in evidence certain bottles of whisky and beer seized from the possession of appellants by an officer without a warrant. There was no error in this. The question was decided against appellants in The State v. Miller, 63 Kan. 62, 64 Pac. 1033.

¶2It is next contended that a new trial should have been granted because some members of the jury smelled of the liquor. The record nowhere shows this, except in the testimony of a witness introduced in support of a motion for a new trial. If the jury smelled the contents of the bottles on the trial the appellants should have objected to it, for, if done, it was in their presence. When the bottles and labels were introduced in evidence the county attorney stated: “I will say, gentlemen, don’t any of you taste it, because it is n’t proper.” The liquor seems to have been introduced for the purpose of showing the labels on the bottles.

¶3We find no prejudicial error in the case. The judgment is affirmed.

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