State v. Cline
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Dallas Circuit Court. — Hon. C. H. Skinker, Judge. (1) In the conclusion of the information in this case it does not allege whom the defendant killed and murdered. In the case of State v. Pemberton, 30 Mo. 376, the conclusion of an indictment almost identical with the information in this case was held bad.
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Appeal from Dallas Circuit Court. — Hon. C. H. Skinker, Judge. (1) In the conclusion of the information in this case it does not allege whom the defendant killed and murdered. In the case of State v. Pemberton, 30 Mo. 376, the conclusion of an indictment almost identical with the information in this case was held bad. This ruling has been discussed and approved in the following cases: State v. Meyers, 99 Mo. 114; State v. Stacy, 103 Mo. 11; State v. Rector, 126 Mo. 341; State v. Gleason, 172 Mo. 266; State v. Campbell, 210 Mo. 216. (2) Any defect in an indictment or information that is…
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, C.
Upon an information purporting to charge him with the crime of murder in the first *418degree, defendant was tried in the circuit court of Dallas county, found guilty of murder in the second degree and his punishment assessed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of twenty years. Appellant has failed to file a bill of exceptions and the appellate review is therefore limited to a review of the record proper.
Indictment and Information: Conclusion: M urder: Name of Person Killed: Common Law.
*419 statute of jeofails not Applicable.
*418It is contended by appellant that the information is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. MeyersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1889
- State v. PembertonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1860
- State v. MinorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- State v. SandersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
- State v. CookSupreme Court of Missouri · 1902
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- State v. FergusonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1919
- State v. RennisonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1924
- State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1923
- State v. FutrellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1932