State v. Morris
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Pemiscot Circuit Court — Eon. Frank Kelly, Judge. (1) The court erred in overruling defendant’s application for a reasonable postponement or continuance of this cause on account of the absent witness, Pete Meatte, and over the exceptions of the defendant at the time. Nichols v. Grocery Co., 66' Mo. App. 323; Barnum v. Adams, 31 Mo. 534; State v. Lewis, 9 Mo.
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Appeal from Pemiscot Circuit Court — Eon. Frank Kelly, Judge. (1) The court erred in overruling defendant’s application for a reasonable postponement or continuance of this cause on account of the absent witness, Pete Meatte, and over the exceptions of the defendant at the time. Nichols v. Grocery Co., 66' Mo. App. 323; Barnum v. Adams, 31 Mo. 534; State v. Lewis, 9 Mo. App. 321; State v. Anderson, 96 Mo. 241; McLane v. Harris, 1 Mo. 700 ; State v. Warden, 96 Mo. 648; Green v. State, 110 S. W. 929; State v. Hesterly, 182 Mo. 32. (2) The court erred in admitting incompetent, irrelevant and…
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, P. J.
Appellant was charged in an information in two counts: the first, a felonious assault ; and, second, exhibiting a pistol in a rude, angry and threatening manner. Upon a trial he was convicted under the second count, which was drawn upon section 4496, Revised Statutes 1909, sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary, appealed to this court, gave the required bail bond, and was granted a supersedeas.
Appellant urges as grounds for reversal (1) the refusal of his application for continuance;- (2) errors *347in the exclusion of proper and admission of improper testimony; (3) refusal to…
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