State v. Meyers
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Hon. Hen by P. White, Judge. (1) The jury was separated during the trial of the cause, and, for this reason, the cause should be reversed.
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Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Hon. Hen by P. White, Judge. (1) The jury was separated during the trial of the cause, and, for this reason, the cause should be reversed. State V. Murray, 91 Mo. 95; State v. Collins, 81 Mo. 652, and R. S. 1879, sec. 1909. (2) The court erred in refusing to give the instruction asked by defendant taken from the case of State v. Pagels, 92 Mo. 300, and also instruction asked by defendant to the effect that insanity once proven is presumed to continue. Slate v. Lowe, 93 Mo. 570. (1) Objections to the sufficiency of an indictment cannot be taken by…
1Opinion of the CourtSiikkwood, J.
The second count of the indictment, upon which the defendant was tried, convicted and sentenced, reads this way : “And the grand jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, do further present and say, that Charles Meyers and John Bogard, on the third day of January, 1888, at the county of Jackson and state aforesaid, did feloniously, wilfully, deliberately, premeditatedly, and of their malice aforethought, make an assault upon James Weir (intending and attempting then and there the money and property of said James Weir, from the person and against the will of said James Weir, and by force…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- State v. PattersonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1881
- State v. HopkirkSupreme Court of Missouri · 1884
- Ex parte SlaterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1880
- State v. KilgoreSupreme Court of Missouri · 1879
- State v. GreenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
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3Cited by142 opinions
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- State v. NaselloSupreme Court of Missouri · 1930
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