State v. Burnett
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Vernon Circuit Court.—Hon. 0. G. Burton, Judge. Tlic court erred in admitting evidence of other offenses committed by defendant. The judgment should also be reversed on account of improper remarks made by the prosecuting attorney.
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Appeal from Vernon Circuit Court.—Hon. 0. G. Burton, Judge. Tlic court erred in admitting evidence of other offenses committed by defendant. The judgment should also be reversed on account of improper remarks made by the prosecuting attorney. The money was sufficiently described as “ $500 of the lawful money of the United States of the value of $500.” R. S. 1879, § 1817; State v. Moore, 66 Mo. 372. The fact that the offense was alleged to have been committed in December, 1883, while the indictment was found in May, 1883, constitutes only a clerical ci’ror, of no importance under the statute.…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, J.
The defendant, at the May term, 1883, *121of the Vernon circuit court, was indicted, and on trial had, was convicted of robbery in the first degree, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for the term of twelve years.
I. We find no objection to the indictment. It describes the money as “ $500 of the lawful money of the United States, of the value of $500.” Section 1817, Revised Statutes 1879, provides, that: “In every indictment in which it shall be necessary to make any averment as to any money or any note, being or purporting to be made or issued by any bank incorporated by law, or…
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- State v. MooreSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
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