State v. Ebert
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction. I. Tlie provision is a violation of § 24, art. 1, of the Constitution of the State of Missouri, which provides that “ no person can, for an indictable offence, be proceeded against criminally by information,” &c.
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Appeal from St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction. I. Tlie provision is a violation of § 24, art. 1, of the Constitution of the State of Missouri, which provides that “ no person can, for an indictable offence, be proceeded against criminally by information,” &c. The question as to what is meant by an “ indictable offence,” in this section of the Constitution, has been fully established in this State by the decisions of this court in the three following cases: State v. Stein, 2 Mo. 67; State v. Ledford, 3 Mo. 101; and State v. Cowan, 29 Mo. 330. II. The appellant insists that the provision…
1Opinion of the CourtWagner, Judge
Ebert, the appellant, was proceeded against by information, in the St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction, under the 18th section of chapter 206 of the General Statutes of this State, for permitting gaming tables to be set up and used for the purpose of gaming in a house to him belonging, or by him occupied, or of which he had at the time the possession or control. The jury found him guilty and assessed a fine of fifty dollars against him. A motion was made for a new trial, and also in arrest of judgment, which motions being overruled by the court, an appeal was taken and prosecuted. The…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. CowanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1860
3Cited by15 opinions
- State ex rel. Henderson v. County CourtSupreme Court of Missouri · 1872
- State ex rel. Dome v. WilcoxSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
- State v. MansfieldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1867
- State v. DanielsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
- Ex parte LovingSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
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