State v. Meysenburg
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Row.. Walter B, Douglas, Judge. " (1) The indictment is fatally defective and does not state an offense. 1. The crime depends upon bribe being paid in consideration of vote, decision, opinion or judgment being corruptly given. 2. The crime depends farther upon the corrupt vote being given under an agreement: (a) That his vote, opinion, judgment or decision shall be given for some particular person, or in some particular manner, or…
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Row.. Walter B, Douglas, Judge. " (1) The indictment is fatally defective and does not state an offense. 1. The crime depends upon bribe being paid in consideration of vote, decision, opinion or judgment being corruptly given. 2. The crime depends farther upon the corrupt vote being given under an agreement: (a) That his vote, opinion, judgment or decision shall be given for some particular person, or in some particular manner, or upon some particular side, or more favorable to one side than the other, in any question, election, matter, cause or…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.
I. The circuit attorney evidently was endeavoring to charge an offense under section 2085, Revised Statutes 1899, the gist of which is the corrupt acceptance directly or indirectly of any gift, consideration, gratuity or reward or any promise or undertaking to make the same, by any judge, or justice of the peace, member of the Legislature, or officer or employee thereof, or any other public officer of this State, or of any ■county or city, town or township thereof, under any agreement, that his vote, opinion, judgment or decision shall be given for any particular person, or in any particular…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- United States v. CruikshankSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- United States v. CarllSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- United States v. CookSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- State v. MeyersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1889
- United States v. MillsSupreme Court of the United States · 1833
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- State v. MangercinoSupreme Court of Missouri · 1930
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