State v. Harris
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Lawrence Circuit Court. — No». F. G. Johnston, Judge. (1) Instructions 3 and 4 are radically wrong as legal propositions, and the judgment should be reversed because of the error committed in giving them. State v. Grant, 152 Mo. 57; State v. Weeden, 133 Mo. 70; Sherwood’s Com. on Crim. Law, p. 547. (2) The court should have givon instruction “A,” requested by defendant. Sherwood’s Com. on Crim.
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Appeal from Lawrence Circuit Court. — No». F. G. Johnston, Judge. (1) Instructions 3 and 4 are radically wrong as legal propositions, and the judgment should be reversed because of the error committed in giving them. State v. Grant, 152 Mo. 57; State v. Weeden, 133 Mo. 70; Sherwood’s Com. on Crim. Law, p. 547. (2) The court should have givon instruction “A,” requested by defendant. Sherwood’s Com. on Crim. Law, p. 141; State v. Grant, 144 Mo. 56; State v. Melton, 102 Mo. 633. (1) The information, which was accompanied by the affidavit of the prosecuting attorney, is sufficient in form and…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.
On the 25th of February, 1907, the prosecuting attorney of Lawrence county filed an information, duly verified, charging that the defendant on the--day of January, 1907, in and upon one Joe Qualls, feloniously, on purpose and of his malice aforethought, with a deadly weapon, to-wit, a knife which he, the said Harris,.in his hands then and there held, did then and there make an assault, and him, the said Qualls, feloniously, on purpose and of his malice aforethought did strike, cut, stab and wound with said knife, with intent him the said Qualls then and there to kill, against the peace and…
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