State v. Gordon
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Francois Circuit Court.—No». Samuel Davis, Special Judge. (1) The information, which was duly verified, is sufficient in form and substance. It is fully up to the requirements of the statute, and informations and indictment's similar to it have been approved.
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Appeal from St. Francois Circuit Court.—No». Samuel Davis, Special Judge. (1) The information, which was duly verified, is sufficient in form and substance. It is fully up to the requirements of the statute, and informations and indictment's similar to it have been approved. R. S. 1899, secs. 2033 and 2039; State v. Cave, 81 Mo. 450; State v. Huckeby, 87 Mo. 414. It was proper to name in one count all of the false statements with which defendant was charged, especially as all of said statements related to the one transaction. Cover v. Com. (Pa.), 8 Atl. 196; Elanscom v. State, 93 "Wis. 273.…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, P. J.
The defendant was convicted in the circuit court of St. Francois county, and his punishment fixed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for the term of seven years, under an information filed by the prosecuting attorney of said county in the office of the clerk of said court, charging the defendant with the crime of perjury. In due time defendant filed motions for new trial and in arrest, which were overruled, and he appealed.
The alleged false testimony was given at the trial in the circuit court of St. Francois county in the case of the State v. O. P. McCarver, then pending and being tried in…
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