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State v. Long

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided February 18, 1908PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from "Wright Circuit Court. — lion. Wm. H. Martin, Special Judge. (1) Sections 2504, 2596, 2597, Revised Statutes 1899, prescribe tbe causes for a change of venue on account of the prejudice of the judge and the calling in of another judge to try the case; but it is provided' in section 2597, “Should said judge so requested fail to appear and hold the court at the time appointed for the trial of said cause, the judge of the court shall order a change of venue in said…

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Appeal from "Wright Circuit Court. — lion. Wm. H. Martin, Special Judge. (1) Sections 2504, 2596, 2597, Revised Statutes 1899, prescribe tbe causes for a change of venue on account of the prejudice of the judge and the calling in of another judge to try the case; but it is provided' in section 2597, “Should said judge so requested fail to appear and hold the court at the time appointed for the trial of said cause, the judge of the court shall order a change of venue in said cause to some other circuit.” Under the circumstances developed by the record in this case it should have been sent to…

1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.

At the March term, 1906, the grand jury of Wright county returned an indictment against Rankin Long and John Long, the defendant herein, charging that the said Rankin Long on the 9th day of March, 1905, at the county of Wright, State of Missouri, feloniously, willfully, deliberately, premeditatedly, on purpose and of his malice aforéthought did make an assault in and upon one Joseph Buttram, and with a certain deadly weapon, to-wit, a certain knife, which he the said Rankin Long in his right hand then and there had and held, the said Joseph Buttram feloniously, willfully, deliberately,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Hopt v. People of Territory of UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. State v. YergerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1885
  3. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1905
  4. State v. LewisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1878
  5. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MillenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
  2. State v. MessinoSupreme Court of Missouri · 1930
  3. State v. NealSupreme Court of Missouri · 1943
  4. State v. TarwaterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1922
  5. State v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1961

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