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State v. Akers

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided June 3, 1919PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Appeal from. Dunklin Circuit Court. — Hon. W. S. C. Walker, Judge. (1) The verdict of the jury is general in form and sufficient. (2) The judgment of the court is in accordance with the verdict and substantially in form and language approved. Kelly’s Crim.

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Appeal from. Dunklin Circuit Court. — Hon. W. S. C. Walker, Judge. (1) The verdict of the jury is general in form and sufficient. (2) The judgment of the court is in accordance with the verdict and substantially in form and language approved. Kelly’s Crim. Law & Practice, sec. 450. (3) The record proper contains no record entry of the filing of the bill of exceptions, nor does it contain any other mention of said' bill of exceptions except abstract of the court’s order, that defendant be given ninety days in which to file his bill of exceptions.

1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, P. J.

From a judgment of the Dunklin Circuit Court, sentencing him to two years’ imprisonment for the crime of grand larceny, defendant appeals.

The information was in two counts:

Count one in part charged “that on the 16th day of June, 1917, in the County of Dunklin and State of Missouri, one Delbert Akers, certain neat cattle, to-wit, one red cow and one black Jersey of the value of thirty-five dollars each, of the property and chattels of Lee Cook, then and there being found, then and there did feloniously steal, take and carry away,” etc. Count one further charges one McMahon with being an…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. HeadrickSupreme Court of Missouri · 1904
  2. State v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. The People v. HairstonIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
  2. State v. ArmijoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1931
  3. State v. PattonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1958
  4. State v. ClineSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
  5. Gozner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1925

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