Legal Opinion

State v. Henson

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided November 19, 1921PublishedCited by 7 opinions

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Appeal from Stoddard Circuit Court. — Root W. S. G. Walker, Judge. (1) The indictment is sufficient. Sec. 3286, R. S. 1919; State v. Hunt, 190 Mo. 353; State v. Moore, 61 Mo. 276. (2) The verdict is supported by substantial evidence, and this court will not interfere. State v. Cannon, 232 Mo. 205, 215; State v. Sharp, 233 Mo. 269, 298; State v. Fields, 234 Mo. 615, 627; State v. Bidstrup, 237 Mo. 273, 283. The State’s instruction referred to as number 3 correctly declares the law on the question of credibility and weight of testimony and was properly given. Kelly’s Criminal Law and Practice,…

1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.

Appellant was indicted under Section 3286, Revised Statutes 1919, in the Circuit Court of Stoddard County, for arson in the third degree. Upon a trial, he was convicted and his punishment assessed'at three years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. From that judgment he appeals.

The specific charge leveled against the appellant was the burning of a schoolhouse located in his neighborhood, which, was designated as the Cross or Buck Rub schoolhouse. Other than for educational purposes, the building had been used occasionally for church services by a number of persons called the Pentecostal sect.…

2Cases cited18 opinions

State v. PattonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
State v. RoeSupreme Court of Vermont · 1840
State v. FieldsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1911
State v. BidstrupSupreme Court of Missouri · 1911
State v. SharpSupreme Court of Missouri · 1911

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State v. GatlinMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976

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