State v. Singleton

On March 4, 1921, the Prosecuting Attorney of Livingston County, Missouri, filed an information in the circuit court of said county, charging defendant with having feloniously, etc., shot one Leo Ramsey in said county, on December 31, 1920. Defendant was duly arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty. He was tried before a jury and, on April 5, 1921, the latter returned into court the following verdict:

"We, the jury, find the defendant guilty as charged in the information and assess his punishment at four (4) years' imprisonment in the State Penitentiary.

"A.E. Cox, Foreman."

As defendant is…