State v. Washington
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Now. W. A. Taylor, Judge. (1) Plea in abatement should have been sustained, as tbe methods of the jury commission of the city of St. Louis are'beyond the powers entrusted to him by the statutes.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Now. W. A. Taylor, Judge. (1) Plea in abatement should have been sustained, as tbe methods of the jury commission of the city of St. Louis are'beyond the powers entrusted to him by the statutes. As a consequence, the grand jury that returned the indictment is an unlawful body, the defendant is deprived of his liberty without due process of law, has been denied the legal protection of the law and his privileges as a citizen have been abridged, violating the State and Federal Constitutions. (2) Instruction number 1 is erroneous, as it left out the…
1Opinion of the CourtKennish, J.
At the October term, 1910, of the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, an indictment was returned against appellant and Ollie Jackson, *406charging them with having set np and kept divers gaming tables and gambling devices. Appellant was granted a severance, and at the February term, 1911, of said court, was tried, convicted and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of two years. He appealed to this court.
The State introduced evidence tending to show the following facts:
The building designated as number 2309 Chestnut street in the city of St. Louis, a tbree-story brick…
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