Legal Opinion

State v. Flanders

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided November 21, 1893PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Hon. J. W, Wofford, Judge. (1) The indictment is bad for duplicity, and charges no crime. The court erred in n'ot sustaining the defendant’s demurrer to the indictment. United Slates v. Ntmnemacker, 7 Biss. 129-131; Jackson v. State, 11 Ohio, St. 101; State v. Berrman, 8 Nev. 262; Staler.

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Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Hon. J. W, Wofford, Judge. (1) The indictment is bad for duplicity, and charges no crime. The court erred in n'ot sustaining the defendant’s demurrer to the indictment. United Slates v. Ntmnemacker, 7 Biss. 129-131; Jackson v. State, 11 Ohio, St. 101; State v. Berrman, 8 Nev. 262; Staler. Burt, 61 N. 0. 619. (2) The court erred in denying defendant’s petition asking permission to prove that the grand jury that found the indictment was so unlawfully drawn and summoned as to constitute no grand jury, and hence their acts were void, and not merely voidable,…

1Opinion of the Court

Burgess J.

the January term, 1893, of the. Jackson criminal court the defendant was jointly indicted with one Henry Sleek, charged with feloniously and designedly obtaining from Ludwig Goetz and Henrietta Goetz, his wife,- by means' of false and fraudulent representations, a general warranty deed to lot No. 8, of block No. 63, in Kansas City, Mo., with *231the intent to cheat and defraud. At the same term this defendant was arraigned and entered his plea of not guilty. He then filed his separate demurrer, which was by the court overruled and the cause continued until the nest regular term.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State v. MeyersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1889
  2. State v. RossSupreme Court of Missouri · 1859
  3. State v. WalkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1888
  4. Henderson v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1855
  5. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. StogsdillSupreme Court of Missouri · 1929
  2. State v. ParrSupreme Court of Missouri · 1922
  3. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1920
  4. State v. MartinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1910
  5. State v. MyerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914

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