State v. Timeus
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis. Court of Crimiual Correction.— Hon. Wilson A. Taylor, Judge. (1) The act of cheating and defrauding has been denounced as a crime from the earliest period. ’ Statutes enlarging the boundaries of the common law and extending their provisions to new classes of cheats and frauds perpetrated by particular described means have been frequently enacted and uniformly upheld.
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Appeal from St. Louis. Court of Crimiual Correction.— Hon. Wilson A. Taylor, Judge. (1) The act of cheating and defrauding has been denounced as a crime from the earliest period. ’ Statutes enlarging the boundaries of the common law and extending their provisions to new classes of cheats and frauds perpetrated by particular described means have been frequently enacted and uniformly upheld. An examination of our statute against various phases of criminal fraud furnishes ample authority for this statement. In the exercise of its police power the State has authority to regulate trade and…
1Opinion of the CourtKennish, P. J.
The defendant was convicted of violating section 7801, Revised Statutes 1909, which declares certain acts of employment agents a misdemeanor, and prescribes a punishment for a violation thereof. Because of constitutional questions having been raised, at the trial, the defendant, after unsuccessful motions for new trial and in arrest, was granted an appeal to this court.
The defendant filed a motion to quash the,information, which was overruled, and in that motion, as well as in the motions for new trial and in arrest, challenged the sufficiency of the information, and the con*181stitutionality of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. HaywardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1884
- State ex rel. Murray v. BrownSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
- State v. ThieraufSupreme Court of Missouri · 1902
3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. RectorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
- State v. BarnesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1920
- State v. ShortellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1913
- State Ex Rel. Volker v. KirbySupreme Court of Missouri · 1940
- State v. TimeusMissouri Court of Appeals · 1911
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