State v. Myers
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. D. D. Fisher, Judge. (1) Defendant is a competent witness in his own behalf, subject to cross-examination as to matters referred to in his examination in chief, and subject to contradiction and impeachment as other witnesses.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. D. D. Fisher, Judge. (1) Defendant is a competent witness in his own behalf, subject to cross-examination as to matters referred to in his examination in chief, and subject to contradiction and impeachment as other witnesses. E. S. 1899, see. 2637. In the case of State v. Magraw, 74 Mo. 573, the prosecuting attorney was permitted to ask the defendant if he had not been convicted and sent to the penitentiary in Kansas under the name of Hallow, and the Supreme Court reversed the trial court, and in its opinion stated, “The cross-examination of…
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
The defendant has brought this cause to this court by appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, convicting him of murder in the second degree.
On the 6th day of November, 1907, there was filed in the circuit court of the .city of St. Louis an information for murder in the second degree, duly verified by the assistant circuit attorney, charging the defendant, Frank Myers, with having killed Garrell Burroughs. This offense was charged to have been committed on October 5, 1907. Defendant was arraigned upon the charge and entered his plea of not guilty January 13, 1908.…
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