State v. Gillman.

Defendant, Claude Gillman, together with John Pepe and John Sinovich, was indicted by the grand jury of St. Louis County on the charge of kidnaping Jacob Hoffman. Pepe and Sinovich made application for and were granted a severance. Defendant Gillman was tried May 19, 1930, was found guilty, and was sentenced to a term of ten years in the penitentiary. His motion for a new trial having been overruled, defendant appealed to this court. At the close of the State's case, defendant offered a demurrer, which the court refused to give. Defendant then rested his case. The main question for decision…