State v. Smith
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Eon. Edward E. Porterfield, Judge. (1) The information filed herein was insufficient in that it was illegal and void. State v. Fink, 186 Mo. 58; State v. Lackey, 230 Mo. 714; State v. Pollack, 105 Mo. App. 278; State v. Stowe, 132 Mo. 208; State v. Barbee, 136 Mo. 440. (2) The court erred in allowing the prosecuting attorney to ask witness if he had not approached another party to bribe the prosecuting attorney.
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Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Eon. Edward E. Porterfield, Judge. (1) The information filed herein was insufficient in that it was illegal and void. State v. Fink, 186 Mo. 58; State v. Lackey, 230 Mo. 714; State v. Pollack, 105 Mo. App. 278; State v. Stowe, 132 Mo. 208; State v. Barbee, 136 Mo. 440. (2) The court erred in allowing the prosecuting attorney to ask witness if he had not approached another party to bribe the prosecuting attorney. This was highly prejudicial to the appellant and tended to prejudice the jury against him. State v. Conway, 241 Mo. 280 ; State v. Woolard, 111…
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
The defendant is charged in an information filed by the prosecuting attorney of Jackson county with receiving stolen goods knowing them *356to have been stolen from the owner, the Missouri-Pacific Railway Company.
A trial before a jury resulted in a verdict of guilty and the assessment of the punishment at four years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. From this sentence defendant appeals. Pending the appeal a stay of execution was granted upon the filing of a satisfactory bond.
In March, 1910, a manufacturer of cigars at Lima, Ohio, shipped thirty thousand “San Felice” cigars to Sol H. Cohen,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- State v. CantlinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- State v. TurlingtonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1890
- Coleman v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Copperman v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Morgan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1892
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3Cited by14 opinions
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