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The District Court of Appeal of the State of California, Third Appellate District et al : Collection of Five Original Documents Relating to a Court Case Involving Defendant Fred Wademan, Convicted of Statutory Rape, 1918, California

Please note: There are explicit details about rape in this collection. Buyer discretion is advised. Collection of five original documents relating to an appellate court case involving defendant Fred Wademan ("Criminal No. 444"), convicted of statutory rape. Some documents are bound wrappers while others are typescripts. Some of the documents have brief handwritten inscriptions. Various dates in 1918. Three documents are 7" x 10" and two are 8" x 10." Page count varies for each item. Items are clean and intact except for a few fold lines and wrinkles, light age toning, slight wear to extremities, and the small occasional mark. Each item and the entire collection are Very Good. Collection of five original documents relating to the appellate case, "The People of the State of California vs. Fred Wademan," in which Wademan appealed his conviction and prison sentence for the statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl, Augusta Schwall, in Woodland, California. The judge overseeing the appellate case was Frank M. Angellotti. Attorneys for Wademan were Theodore A. Bell, Charles W. Thomas, and R. B. McMillan. Attorneys for the People of California were U. S. Webb and J. Charles Jones. Deputy Clerk was John T. Stafford. Wademan was originally convicted in the Superior Court of Yolo County. The following is a summary of the items in the collection. 1) "Criminal No. 444, In the District Court of Appeal of the State of California in and for the Third Appellate District, The People of the State of California, Plaintiff and Respondent, vs. Fred Wademan, Defendant and Appellant. Appeal from the Superior Court of Yolo County, Respondent's Brief," gray paper wrappers, thirty-two pages. A printed brief containing the arguments of the People of California against Wademan. The brief concludes that Wademan had a fair and impartial trial. 2) "Criminal No. 444, In the District Court of Appeal of the State of California in and for the Third Appellate District, The People of the State of California, Plaintiff and Respondent, vs. Fred Wademan, Defendant and Appellant. Appeal from the Superior Court of Yolo County, Supplemental Brief of Respondent," gray paper wrappers, thirty-five pages. A printed supplemental brief backing the arguments of the People of California against Wademan. 3) "In the Supreme Court of the State of California, The People of the State of California, Plaintiff and Respondent, vs. Fred Wademan, Defendant and Appellant. Appellant's Petition for a Hearing by the Supreme Court," beige paper wrappers, fifty-four pages (twenty-one pages and thirty-four-page Appendix). Printed document containing Wademan's petition for an appeal. 4) "No. 444, In the District Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District of California. The People of the State of California, Plaintiff, vs. Fred Wademan, Defendant. Appellant's Opening Brief," carbon (?) typescript in black ink on beige paper, thirty-nine pages. Wademan's opening brief which includes details the crime he was convicted of. 5) "In the District Court of Appeal of the State of California, in and for the Third Appellate District, The People of the State of California, Plaintiff, vs. Fred Wademan, Defendant. Appellant's Reply Brief, carbon (?) typescript in blue paper wrappers, sixteen pages. Contains arguments in favor of Wademan's defense.. Ephemera. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: No Binding

The District Court of Appeal of the State of California, Third Appellate District et al : Collection of Four Original Documents Relating to a Court Case Involving Defendant B. F. Woodson, Convicted of Adultery, c. 1914-1916, California

Please note: There are explicit details about adultery in this collection. Buyer discretion is advised. Collection of four original documents relating to an appellate court case involving defendant B. F. Woodson ("Criminal No. 340"), convicted of cohabitation and adultery. The documents come in the form of a book, bound wrappers, and two typescripts. Some of the documents have brief handwritten inscriptions. Two items are dated 1915 and 1916; the rest of the items are undated, circa 1914-1916. Measurements vary between about 7" x 10" and 8 1/4" x 12." Items are clean and intact except for a few fold lines, light age toning, slight wear to extremities, and the small occasional mark. No. 1 (see below) has offsetting on back cover. No. 3 (see below) has several chips and closed tears along edges not affecting text. Each item and the entire collection are Very Good. Collection of four original documents relating to the appellate case, "The People of the State of California vs. B. F. Woodson," in which Woodson appealed his conviction and two-year prison sentence for the "crime of cohabitation and adultery with Evelyn May Becktel, a married person," and denial of motion for a new trial. Attorneys for Woodson were W. H. Briggs and A. H. Carpenter. Attorneys for the People of California were U. S. Webb and J. Charles Jones. The following is a summary of the items in the collection. 1) "Crim. No. 340, In the District Court of Appeal of the State of California, Third Appellate District, The People of the State of California, Plaintiff and Respondent, vs. B. F. Woodson, Defendant. Appellant's Points and Authorities," beige paper wrappers, undated, thirteen pages. A summary of arguments in favor of Woodson's defense. Woodson's lawyers claim that, among other errors, there was jury misdirection and the guilty verdict was contrary to the law and evidence. 2) "District Court of Appeal, State of California, Third Appellate District, The People of the State of California against B. F. Woodson, Defendant, Transcript on Appeal," black pebble cloth binding, 1915, forty-one pages. Transcript of Woodson's 1915 appellate trial which includes, among other information, the court minutes, verdict, and Certificate on Judgment Roll. 3) "In the District Court of Appeal of the State of California, in and for theThird Appellate District. The People of the State of California, Plaintiff and Respondent, vs. B. F. Woodson, Defendant and Appellant. Respondent's Brief. Statement of the Case," carbon (?) typescript, undated, twelve pages. Respondent's arguments against Woodson. 4) "In the District Court of Appeal of the State of California, in and for the Third Appellate District (San Joaquin), The People of the State of California, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. B. F. Woodson, Defendant and Appellant," typescript, 1916, six pages. A legal brief affirming the fairness of the trial and Woodson's guilty verdict.. Ephemera. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: No Binding

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