Legal Opinion

State v. Harrington

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided December 31, 1968No. 53491PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STOCKARD, Commissioner.

James Harrington was found guilty by a jury of carrying a dangerous and deadly weapon, a loaded pistol, “concealed upon or about his person” and was sentenced to imprisonment for two years.

On the day of trial, and before the jury was selected and sworn, the state requested and was granted permission to insert the word “concealed” in the information so that it alleged that on May 29, 1966 the defendant did “have concealed on or about his person a dangerous and deadly weapon to-wit: a pistol.”

Defendant now contends that the trial court erred (1) in overruling his “motion…

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2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Henry v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
  4. State v. OwensSupreme Court of Missouri · 1924
  5. State v. CamperSupreme Court of Missouri · 1965

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. State v. StevensSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
  2. Benson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. State v. CaffeySupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
  4. State v. FlynnSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
  5. State v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972

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