State v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Franklin. Circuit Court. — Hon. R. A. Breuer, Judge. (1) It was error for the jury to return a joint verdict. State v. Person, 234 Mo. 262. (2) The court erred in not instructing the jury that the statements made by Taylor would not bind Hoffman, and the statements of Hoffman would not bind Taylor. R. S. 1909, sfec. 5231; State v. Bidstrup, 237 Mo. 385.’ (3) The alleged verdict, as returned by the jury, is absolutely void and no verdict at all.
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Appeal from Franklin. Circuit Court. — Hon. R. A. Breuer, Judge. (1) It was error for the jury to return a joint verdict. State v. Person, 234 Mo. 262. (2) The court erred in not instructing the jury that the statements made by Taylor would not bind Hoffman, and the statements of Hoffman would not bind Taylor. R. S. 1909, sfec. 5231; State v. Bidstrup, 237 Mo. 385.’ (3) The alleged verdict, as returned by the jury, is absolutely void and no verdict at all. (4) Since there was a joint indictment, a joint trial, and a joint motion for new trial, and since the defendants were charged as…
1Opinion of the CourtFaris, J.
Defendant was convicted in the circuit court of Franklin county of murder in the second degree, for that, as it was charged in the indictment, he and one Jake Hoffman at the town of Pacific in *215said county on the 8th day of August, 1910', killed an unknown man. Both defendant and Hoffman being found guilty defendant herein was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of ninety-nine years, from which sentence he has, after the usual motions, perfected this appeal. Hoffman was granted a new trial upon his motion to that end, therefore so far as the law of this case is concerned…
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