State v. Jennings
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Greene Criminal Court. — Hon. .C. .H. Shinker, Special Judge. (1) The indictment in this case is bad. The indictment charges that on the 12th day of May, 1917, defendant was placed upon his trial in the criminal court of Greene' County on a charge of having unlawfully thrown a rock at and into a street car of the Springfield Traction Company, while said car was in motion, but nowhere charges that defendant threw this rock or committed the complained of act in…
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Appeal from Greene Criminal Court. — Hon. .C. .H. Shinker, Special Judge. (1) The indictment in this case is bad. The indictment charges that on the 12th day of May, 1917, defendant was placed upon his trial in the criminal court of Greene' County on a charge of having unlawfully thrown a rock at and into a street car of the Springfield Traction Company, while said car was in motion, but nowhere charges that defendant threw this rock or committed the complained of act in Greene County, Missouri, and without such allegations no offense is charged. “The cardinal'principle of pleading in…
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, P. J.
Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Criminal Court of Greene County, sentencing him to two years’ imprisonment for the crime of perjury.
The evidence offered by the State may be summarized as follows:
*548On May 12, 1917, Alvis Jennings (the appellant herein) was put upon his trial in the Criminal Court of Greene County, Missouri, upon an information which charged him with the crime of throwing stones at a street car in the City of Springfield, while said car was 'in motion. Upon, that trial, Jennings testified in his own behalf substantially as follows:
That he did not throw a rock at this…
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- Ex parte MeyersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1869
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- State v. DaySupreme Court of Missouri · 1889
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