State v. Steele
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Eon. Ralph S. LatshaWj Judge. The information does not charge an offense under the statutes. State v. Roberts, 210 Mo. 702; State v. Bradley, 68 Mo. 140; Kelley’s Crim. Pr.
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Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Eon. Ralph S. LatshaWj Judge. The information does not charge an offense under the statutes. State v. Roberts, 210 Mo. 702; State v. Bradley, 68 Mo. 140; Kelley’s Crim. Pr. (2 Ed.), pp. 481 and 169; State v. Janson, 89 Mo. 98; State v. Pickett, 174 Mo. 633; State v. Terley, 142 Mo. 403. Any instruction which contains over 1300 words must of necessity be an instruction that the ordinary jury can not be able to dissect and thoroughly understand. State v. Roberts, 210 Mo. 725. Instruction 1 is entirely too long and complex and is beyond the understanding of…
1Opinion of the Court
FOX, J,.
This cause is now pending in this court upon appeal on the part of the defendant from a judgment of the criminal court of Jackson county, Missouri, convicting him of having by false representations and pretenses obtained from one Phianna Wheaton certain household goods of the value of two hundred and sixty dollars.
The information in this cause is quite voluminous, in fact more so than there was any necessity for. As was said by the representative of the State, the Attorney-General, it resembles greatly a bill in equity in a complicated case; therefore, we shall not burden this opinion…
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