State v. Wright
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Christian Circuit Court. — Hon. John T. Moore, Judge. Instruction 3, on the presumption arising from recent possession of the stolen property, is too narrow and restrictive, in view of testimony of good character.
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Appeal from Christian Circuit Court. — Hon. John T. Moore, Judge. Instruction 3, on the presumption arising from recent possession of the stolen property, is too narrow and restrictive, in view of testimony of good character. State v. Bruin, 34 Mo. 541; State v. Kelley, 73 Mo. 608; State v. Sidney, 74 Mo. 390; State v. Crank, 75 Mo. 406; State v. North, 95 Mo. 615; State v. Walker, 194 Mo. 253. The State’s instructions were fair and full, and defendant has no grounds for complaint. They defined the crime of larceny, defined reasonable doubt, told the jury how to weigh the testimony of the…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, P. J.
From a conviction of grand larceny in the circuit court of Christian county and the fixing of his punishment at two years imprisonment in the penitentiary, under an information filed by the prosecuting attorney of said county charging him with stealing certain hogs of the value of fifty dollars, the property of one Ray A. Blunt, defendant appeals.
At the time of the alleged larceny one Ray A. Blunt was the owner of nine hogs, namely, four barrows, marked with a crop in the right ear and an under half crop in the left; one black sow; one black gilt; two sows, black and white spotted; and one…
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- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
- State v. SidneySupreme Court of Missouri · 1881
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