State v. Hunter
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Warren Circuit. Court. — IT on. E. M. Hughes, Judge. (1) The plea is the first step in the trial. The defendant must be present in person in a felony ease, his plea duly taken, and the record must show this fact affirmatively. (2) While the court is not bound to-take the affidavit of a party that the sheriff is prejudiced against him as conclusive, and while it has some discretion about the matter, yet, if this discretion is abused,, it is reversible error.
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Appeal from Warren Circuit. Court. — IT on. E. M. Hughes, Judge. (1) The plea is the first step in the trial. The defendant must be present in person in a felony ease, his plea duly taken, and the record must show this fact affirmatively. (2) While the court is not bound to-take the affidavit of a party that the sheriff is prejudiced against him as conclusive, and while it has some discretion about the matter, yet, if this discretion is abused,, it is reversible error. State v. Leabo, 89 Mo. 247; State v. Hultz, 106 Mo. 41. (3) A list of the jurors who have been found by the court qualified…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
On the twenty-fourth day of November, 1902, there was pending in the circuit court of "Warren county an action by the defendant Hunter, a young negro man, against the Wabash Railroad Company, for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by Hunter by reason of the negligence and wrongful acts of defendant’s servants and employees in charge of one of its trains upon which he, was a passenger. On said twenty-fourth day of November said cause of Hunter against the Wabash Railroad was tried by the court and jury, the trial resulting in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff: in…
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