State v. Bauerle
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Lafayette Criminal Court. — Hon. John E. Ryland, Judge. (1) The evidence in this case is not of sufficient weight, potency, or probative force to support the verdict, and the trial court committed error in not setting aside the verdict and granting defendant a new trial.
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Appeal from Lafayette Criminal Court. — Hon. John E. Ryland, Judge. (1) The evidence in this case is not of sufficient weight, potency, or probative force to support the verdict, and the trial court committed error in not setting aside the verdict and granting defendant a new trial. (2) Instruction number 3 on the part of the State does not properly or legally define the probative force and effect of circumstantial evidence, and does not properly or legally declare the law as to the inferences and deductions to be drawn therefrom. State v. Moxley, 102 Mo. 389; State v. Taylor, 111 Mo. 541;…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, P. J.
On an indictment for murder in the first degree defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for ten years by the criminal court of Lafayette county.
The controlling facts may be briefly summarized. Amelia Bauerle was the granddaughter of Louis Bauerle and the niece of the defendant, Otto Bauerle. A short time prior to the death of Amelia Bauerle, on April 26,1896, her parents had moved from Lexington *7in this State to some place in the State of New York, and left the girl with her grandfather in Lexington. The old gentleman lived in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. MoxleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1890
- State v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- State v. NoctonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- State v. PunshonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- State v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Chandler v. Chicago & Alton RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1913
- Theobald v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1905
- Ex parte LucasSupreme Court of Missouri · 1901
- State v. ChurchSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- Bates v. SylvesterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
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