State v. Craft
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Cole Circuit Court. — Hon. Jas. E. Hazell, Judge. (1) " The indictment in this, case is bad, because the indictment does not show that it was found by a grand jury, “duly impaneled, charged and sworn” by a court competent to try the case, nor does it show that it was- returned into the circuit court of Cole county, nor does it allege any venue or jurisdiction in the caption. (2) The court should have granted defendant a continuance. It was a reasonable request.
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Appeal from Cole Circuit Court. — Hon. Jas. E. Hazell, Judge. (1) " The indictment in this, case is bad, because the indictment does not show that it was found by a grand jury, “duly impaneled, charged and sworn” by a court competent to try the case, nor does it show that it was- returned into the circuit court of Cole county, nor does it allege any venue or jurisdiction in the caption. (2) The court should have granted defendant a continuance. It was a reasonable request. Defendant was indicted at the March term and forced to trial at the following July term, in the face of the fact that his…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
— The defendant, an escaped convict from the State penitentiary, where he was undergoing a sentence for felony, was convicted in the circuit court of Cole county on the ninth day of December, 1900, of murder in the first degree, and his punishment fixed at'death, for having shot and killed one Henry Spieker with a Winchester rifle. After unsuccessful motions for a new trial and in arrest defendant appeals.
On the morning of the ninth day of December, 1899, defendant escaped from the penitentiary; in descending the wall around the buildings he sustained an injury to his foot of such an extent…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- People v. HarringtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1871
- State v. BrooksSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- State v. KringSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
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- State v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Missouri · 1889
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