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Sterling P. White v. John Cody. Verdict

Petition Date

May 1, 1885

Earliest Record Date

May 1, 1885

Record Type

Case

People

  • White, Sterling P. (Petitioner)
  • Cody, John (Defendant)
  • Carpenter, J. W. (Judge)
 

We the jury in the case of the Territory of Washington, plaintiff, against Sterling P. White defendant find the defendant guilty of manslaughter

and we pray the mercy of the court in behalf of defendant

J.E. Laughon
Foreman

 

Verdict

Territory of Washington
vs.
Sterling P. White

Received and filed
ap May 1885
Kate W. Feuerbach
Clerk
By R. Strobach
Deputy

Recorded pp 9 & 10
Record Book "C"

Citation

Katrina Jagodinsky, Cory Young, Andrew Varsanyi, Laura Weakly, Karin Dalziel, William Dewey, Erin Chambers, Greg Tunink. “Sterling P. White v. John Cody. Verdict.” Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West, 1812-1924, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://petitioningforfreedom.unl.edu/documents/item/hc.case.wa.0126.064

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