State v. Wister
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, Livingston Circuit Court. I. The city court had full and exclusive jurisdiction of the offense, and the circuit court could take no cognizance of it whatever, except upon appeal. (Sess-. Acts 1869, pp. 104, 105, 106, § 2, sub-divisions 25, 11, 9; Id., 102, §§ 9, 11; Ordinances of City of Chillieothe, 65, §§ 7, 9; State vs. Gordon, 60 Mo., 383 ; State vs. Clarke, 54 Mo., 17, and cas. cit.) “'Particular attention is to be considered in the nature of an exception.”
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Appeal from, Livingston Circuit Court. I. The city court had full and exclusive jurisdiction of the offense, and the circuit court could take no cognizance of it whatever, except upon appeal. (Sess-. Acts 1869, pp. 104, 105, 106, § 2, sub-divisions 25, 11, 9; Id., 102, §§ 9, 11; Ordinances of City of Chillieothe, 65, §§ 7, 9; State vs. Gordon, 60 Mo., 383 ; State vs. Clarke, 54 Mo., 17, and cas. cit.) “'Particular attention is to be considered in the nature of an exception.” (State vs. Binder, 38 Mo., 450; State vs. Macon Co. Court, 41 Mo., 453; 47 Mo., 146 ; Cool. Con. Lim., 198, n. 3 ;…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, Judge
The defendant was indicted and convicted of the offense of keeping a bawdy house. The indictment is in accordance with the common law forms, contains the substance of the statutory offense, and is well enough. It is true, that no time is specified in the indictment, nor was this necessary ; time was not of the “essence of the offense.” (Wagn. Stat., 1090, § 27; State v. Wilcoxen, 38 Mo. 370.) The judgment /¡gainst the defendant finds that the offense charged was committed on the first day of January, 1875. On the 2nd of February, 1875, prior to her arrest under the indictment, the defendant…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. WilcoxenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1866
- State v. GordonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1875
- State v. HarperSupreme Court of Missouri · 1875
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