Missouri v. Landrum
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Howard Circuit Court.—Hon. Alewander H. Waller, Judge. (1) If there is any rule for the consideration of statutes well settled in this State, it is this, that they are to operate prospectively or not otherwise, unless the intent that they are to operate in such an unusual way to-wit, retrospectively is manifested on the face of the statute in a manner altogether free from ambiguity.
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Appeal from Howard Circuit Court.—Hon. Alewander H. Waller, Judge. (1) If there is any rule for the consideration of statutes well settled in this State, it is this, that they are to operate prospectively or not otherwise, unless the intent that they are to operate in such an unusual way to-wit, retrospectively is manifested on the face of the statute in a manner altogether free from ambiguity. State v. Grant, 78 Mo. 113; State ex rel. v. Auditor, 41 Mo. 25; State ex rel. v. Ferguson, 62 M'o. 77; Thompson v. Smith, 8 Mo. 723; State ex rel. v. Hayes, 52 Mo. 578. (2) At the time of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
On information of the prosecuting attorney, defendant was convicted before a justice of the peace for an offense defined in section 2212, Revised Statutes 1899. He appealed to the circuit court where he was tried, convicted and fined twenty-five dollars. The. information charged “that J. G. Landrum (the defendant), John Grady and Dave Malory on the 16th day . of June, 1906, at the said county of Howard did then and there unlawfully play at a game of chance commonly called poker for money, property and gain with a gambling device, to wit: a pack of cards used and adapted for the purpose of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Logan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- State v. GrantSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
- Sims v. . SimsNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- National Trust Co. v. . GleasonNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Commonwealth v. GorhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
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