Legal Opinion
City of St. Louis v. Watters
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 17, 1956No. 29336PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLFE, Commissioner.
The appellant was charged with the violation of a city ordinance which makes it an offense to falsely report a law violation to a police officer of the City of St. Louis. It was specified that he falsely reported that he had been robbed. The trial was to the court, which found him guilty and assessed a fine of $100.
The case for the City consisted of the testimony of two police officers. One of them was officer Marvel, who testified that on January 31, 1955, he heard of a robbery. His words were as follows :
“We heard of a holdup, that happened at 4011 Schiller Place, and…
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Warszower v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Fotie v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- State v. McGuireSupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
- State v. McQuinnSupreme Court of Missouri · 1951
- Gulotta v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. SummersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1962
- State v. WorleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1964
- Kansas City v. VerstraeteMissouri Court of Appeals · 1972
- State v. HaunSupreme Court of Missouri · 1959
- State v. CharityMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
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