State v. Hack
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Criminal Court. — Hon. Hgnrt L. Edmunds, Judge. ' (1) The conversation between Brown and defendant’s mother in regard to the watch and chain in question was properly excluded. It' was an effort to-introduce the admission of a third party that he had committed the offense charged, such admissions by a third party are not competent.
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Appeal from St. Louis Criminal Court. — Hon. Hgnrt L. Edmunds, Judge. ' (1) The conversation between Brown and defendant’s mother in regard to the watch and chain in question was properly excluded. It' was an effort to-introduce the admission of a third party that he had committed the offense charged, such admissions by a third party are not competent. State v. Evans, 55 Mo. 460; State v. Duncan, 116 Mo. 288. (2) Mrs. Burkhardt was asked upon cross-examination whether she had not at divers places, kept girls for the purpose of prostitution; to which objection was made by appellant and…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
The defendant was jointly indicted with one Patrick Brown, in the St. Louis criminal court, for the crime of burglary in the first degree and grand larceny in stealing from a dwelling house. At the regular term next thereafter a severance was ordered and the defendant put upon his trial. He was acquitted of burglary and convicted of grand larceny, his punishment being assessed at three years in the penitentiary. After unsuccessful motions for a new trial and in arrest he appealed to this court.
The testimony on the part of the state tended to show that Valentine Gardner, the prosecuting…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. GrantSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
- State v. DuncanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- State v. DownsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874
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