State v. Seaton
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Lawrence Circuit Court. — Hon. Joseph Cravens, Judge. The defendant, Charles Seaton, was jointly indicted with his brother, Grant Seaton,.in the circuit court of Jasper county, at its September term, 1889, for murder in the first degree, for the killing of one Lewis Channell in said county on the fifth day of June, 1889, by shooting him in the head with a pistol.
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Appeal from Lawrence Circuit Court. — Hon. Joseph Cravens, Judge. The defendant, Charles Seaton, was jointly indicted with his brother, Grant Seaton,.in the circuit court of Jasper county, at its September term, 1889, for murder in the first degree, for the killing of one Lewis Channell in said county on the fifth day of June, 1889, by shooting him in the head with a pistol. He and his codefendant, Grant Seaton, were duly arraigned on said indictment, and for plea thereto said they were not guilty in manner and form as charged in the indictment. Thereafter, at their request, a severance was…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, P. J.
The defendant was indicted by the ..grand jury of Jasper county, at the September term, 1889, for murder in the first degree. He was granted a ■continuance to the March term, 1890. At that term he •applied for a change of venue, and this was granted and the cause removed to Lawrence county. At the August term, 1890, the cause was tried, and defendant, was ■convicted of murder in the first degree.
In due time he filed his motions for new trial and in arrest, which being overruled, he was sentenced to be hung on the thirty-first day of October, 1890. He was •sentenced on the fifteenth day of…
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