State v. Flutcher
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. H. D. Wood, Judge. (1) The word “to” according to Webster, is interpreted “as far as,” and Webster also defines “up till” as “to against.” Anderson’s Law Dictionary defines the word “to” to be a term of exclusion, unless by necessary implication it is used in a different sense.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. H. D. Wood, Judge. (1) The word “to” according to Webster, is interpreted “as far as,” and Webster also defines “up till” as “to against.” Anderson’s Law Dictionary defines the word “to” to be a term of exclusion, unless by necessary implication it is used in a different sense. If we interpret the words “up to” to include the last day named and if we can draw the conclusion that it was the intention of the court that the defendant should have until the twenty-eighth day of June, 1901, in which to file his bill of exceptions, then the bill is…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, P. J.
Defendant was indicted for murder in the first degree, because he shot Louis Roth to death with a revolver on the twenty-seventh day of August, 1900.
On behalf of the prosecution, the testimony disclosed, in substance and effect, this state of facts: Defendant is a negro and had been for sometime prior to the commission of this crime a resident of the city of St. Louis, and is about five feet six inches tall and weighs about one hundred and fifty pounds.
Louis Roth was a young man, and made his home with his father and mother, who resided at the corner of 2858 St. Louis avenue. He was…
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