State v. Jeffries
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Charles Circuit Court. — Hon. Jas. D. Barnett, Judge. (1) The motion to quash raised three principal points of objection: (a) That Willis Hood, who is a joint defendant in this case, was informed against without his ever having been granted a preliminary examination, (b) That William Jeffries’ preliminary examination was not in accordance to law. (c) That the State had purposely refrained from endorsing names of known material witnesses on the information.
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Appeal from St. Charles Circuit Court. — Hon. Jas. D. Barnett, Judge. (1) The motion to quash raised three principal points of objection: (a) That Willis Hood, who is a joint defendant in this case, was informed against without his ever having been granted a preliminary examination, (b) That William Jeffries’ preliminary examination was not in accordance to law. (c) That the State had purposely refrained from endorsing names of known material witnesses on the information. The defense proved all of these allegations by evidence and testimony at the hearing on the motion. Sec. 2476a, Laws 1905,…
1Opinion of the Court
GANTT, J. —
On the 13th of December, 1905, the prosecuting attorney of St. Charles county filed an information, duly verified, charging the defendant with the murder of "William Wussler, in the said county, on the 3d day of March, 1905. The information was in two counts; the first count charged that the homicide was committed by one Willis Hood, and that the defendant, Jeffries, was present, aiding and assisting in the commission thereof; the second count charged that the homicide was committed by the defendant, and that one Willis Hood was present, aiding and assisting in the commission…
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