State v. Forsha
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Criminal Conrt.— Ron. Jno. W. Wofford, Judge. (1) The court erred in not sustaining the motion to quash because the information is not legally verified, the purported affidavit being without venue and without seal. Barhydt v. Alexander, 59 Mo. App. 192. (2) The court erred in holding that jurors Shaw, Eyan, Bell and Duncan were qualified jurors.
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Appeal from Jackson Criminal Conrt.— Ron. Jno. W. Wofford, Judge. (1) The court erred in not sustaining the motion to quash because the information is not legally verified, the purported affidavit being without venue and without seal. Barhydt v. Alexander, 59 Mo. App. 192. (2) The court erred in holding that jurors Shaw, Eyan, Bell and Duncan were qualified jurors. “If a juror have an opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the accused, not based solely on rumor and newspaper reports, so fixed as to require evidence to remove it, he is not competent, although, he may believe that he can…
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
On the 19th day of April, 1904, there was filed in the criminal court of Jackson county, Missouri, by the prosecuting attorney thereof, an information against Edgar G. Bailey, James Forsha and William Moon, jointly charging them with the crime of murder in the first degree; it being alleged in the information that the parties named killed Albert Ferguson upon the 19th day of March, 1904, in Jackson county by shooting him with a pistol. Upon application of the defendant, the court granted a severance and the State elected to try Edgar G. Bailey first. His trial began on the 27th day of June…
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