State v. Pine

Information was filed against appellant, Charley Clark and Sterling Ford in the Circuit Court of Taney County, Missouri, on the 28th day of September, 1931, charging them with robbery in the first degree.

On October 29, 1931, appellant, together with Charley Clark and Sterling Ford his codefendants, was granted a change of venue to Douglas County.

On January 13, 1932, a severance was granted appellant and the State elected to try him first at the regular January Term, 1932, trial being set for the 19th of January of that year. On the evening previous, without the knowledge of the appellant, the…