State v. Bentley

Idaho Supreme Court September 3, 1929

State v. Bentley, 280 P. 1038 (Idaho 1929)

48 Idaho 191; 1929 Ida. LEXIS 32

Budge, Givens, Lee, Yarian

Opinion of the Court

T. BAILEY LEE, J.

— The only direct evidence of the crime charged to defendant was the testimony of Arthur Killian, an admitted accomplice. There was no corroborative evidence tending to connect the defendant with the alleged crime. Judgment is therefore reversed and the cause remanded.

Budge, C. 'J., and Givens, Wm. E. Lee and Yarian, JJ., concur.

Reference

Full Case Name: STATE, Respondent, v. MALCOLM BENTLEY, Appellant
Status: Published