State v. Finkelstein
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — lion. D. D. Fisher, Judge. (1) The trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on all the questions of law arising in the case and necessary for their information in reaching a correct verdict. Sec. 5231, R. S. 1909. (2) The. court erred in refusing to instruct the jurors on the law of self-defense, although requested so to do by the defendant.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — lion. D. D. Fisher, Judge. (1) The trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on all the questions of law arising in the case and necessary for their information in reaching a correct verdict. Sec. 5231, R. S. 1909. (2) The. court erred in refusing to instruct the jurors on the law of self-defense, although requested so to do by the defendant. (3) The court erred in giving instruction number 7, telling the jury that the defendant and his wife were competent witnesses and their testimony should be weighed by the same rules that governed the…
1Opinion of the CourtRevelle, J.
So much of the evidence as is pertinent here is: The defendant is a married man; on September 12, 1915, his wife absented herself, going to a hotel, where she took up residence with the deceased and a woman with whom he was unlawfully cohabiting, all occupying the same room. On the night of the 12th of September, 1915, the deceased brought a man by the name of Belrose to the room, evidently for the purpose of illicit relations with the defendant’s wife. This she resentéd, and as a result of the disturbance which ensued, the deceased was required to leave the hotel. The following day the two…
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2Cases cited4 opinions
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- State v. WeinhardtSupreme Court of Missouri · 1913
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Missouri · 1916
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