State ex inf. Peach v. Goins

This is an original proceeding in quo war-ranto filed by the relator, the circuit attorney of the City of St. Louis, to declare that the respondent, Benjamin L. Goins, the sheriff of the City of St. Louis has forfeited his office because he has been found guilty by a jury and sentenced by the United States District Court for certain felony offenses against the United States. We have original jurisdiction. Art. V, § 4, Mo.Const.

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The facts are not complicated or complex but the legal issues involved are not easily resolved and raise important questions relating to the holding of the public…