State v. Miller
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Hon. B. J. Casteel, Special Judge. (1) Tbe information attempts to charge false and fraudulent representations in two things: First, that tbe defendant bad no title to tbe land traded to tbe prosecuting witness.
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Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Hon. B. J. Casteel, Special Judge. (1) Tbe information attempts to charge false and fraudulent representations in two things: First, that tbe defendant bad no title to tbe land traded to tbe prosecuting witness. Second, that the farm was located within six miles of the town of Van Burén and forty acres of said land was under cultivation; that said land was near a church and public school; that said land had on it a young and growing orchard, a living well and some of it enclosed under fence; that it had on it a two-room log house, barn and outhouses. The…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
— On February 27, 1905, the prosecuting attorney of Jackson county filed an information in the criminal court of Jackson county, charging the defendant with obtaining certain real estate in Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, by false pretenses. At the January term, 1907, of said court, the regular judge being disqualified, Hon. B. J. Casteel, judge of the cnminal court of Buchanan county, was called in to try the case, the trial resulting in the defendant’s conviction, his punishment being assessed at three years in the penitentiary. After filing unsuccessful motions for new trial and in…
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