State v. Keyes
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.—Uo». Robt. M. Foster, Judge. (1) Where a party can reasonably under the circumstances protect himself from a false pretense, be should do so. Com. v. Grady, 13 Bush (Ky.) 285; State v. Green, 7 Wis. 676; Buckalue v. State, 11 Tex. App. 352; Com. v. Gray, 76 Ky. 285; Com. v. Hutchinson, 2 Par. (Pa.) Sel. Eq.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.—Uo». Robt. M. Foster, Judge. (1) Where a party can reasonably under the circumstances protect himself from a false pretense, be should do so. Com. v. Grady, 13 Bush (Ky.) 285; State v. Green, 7 Wis. 676; Buckalue v. State, 11 Tex. App. 352; Com. v. Gray, 76 Ky. 285; Com. v. Hutchinson, 2 Par. (Pa.) Sel. Eq. Cas. 309; Com. v. Haughty, 3 Mete. 223; State v. Young, 76 1ST. C. 258; State v. Norton, 11 Allen (Mass.) 266; Henshaw v. Bryant, 4 Scam. 109. (2) The instructions given by the court were erroneous, (a) The court did not properly define the offense…
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
This cause is brought here upon appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, convicting the defendant of obtaining money under false and fraudulent representations. The offense, omitting formal parts, is charged as follows by the circuit attorney of the city of St. Louis:
‘ ‘ Comes now Arthur N. Sager, circuit attorney within and for the city of St. Louis, said city of St. Louis being the eighth judicial district of the State of Missouri, and now here in court, upon his official oath, and on behalf of the State of Missouri, information makes, that Thomas P. Keyes, on…
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