State v. Morris
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Randolph Circuit Court. — Hon. A. W. •' Walker, Judge. (1) This indictment is good and should have been so held by the trial court. It charges every essential element of the crime it denounces in plain, clear and careful language. It informs the defendant of the crime with which he is charged and meets every requirement of a correct indictment under the statute. Sec. 4750, R. S. 1909; Kelley’s Crim.
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Appeal from Randolph Circuit Court. — Hon. A. W. •' Walker, Judge. (1) This indictment is good and should have been so held by the trial court. It charges every essential element of the crime it denounces in plain, clear and careful language. It informs the defendant of the crime with which he is charged and meets every requirement of a correct indictment under the statute. Sec. 4750, R. S. 1909; Kelley’s Crim. Law and Prae., sec. 950; 20 Cyc. 906; State v. Holden, 203 Mo. 584; State v. Locket, 188 Mo. 422; State v. Mathis, 206 Mo. 610; State v. Solon, 247 Mo. 675; State v. Davis, 203 Mo.…
1Opinion of the Court
WHITE, C.
The State appeals from an order of the circuit court of Randolph County sustaining a motion to quash an indictment against the defendant, which indictment, omitting caption aind signature, is as follows:
“The grand jurors for the State of Missouri, duly impaneled, sworn and charged to inquire within and for the body of the county of Randolph in the State of Missouri, upon their oaths present and charge that Gober Morris, at the county of Randolph, in the State of Missouri, on the-day of--, 1916, did unlawfully and feloniously set up and keep a certain table and gambling device,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. WadeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1916
- State v. McEnirySupreme Court of Missouri · 1916
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