State v. Moore
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Pemiscot Circuit Court. — How. Henry G. Riley, Judge. (1) The information is had; it does not conform to the law; it fails to inform the defendant the day of the month said alleged offense was committed; neither does it inform him with what he is charged with having put the prosecuting witness in fear of immediate injury.
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Appeal from Pemiscot Circuit Court. — How. Henry G. Riley, Judge. (1) The information is had; it does not conform to the law; it fails to inform the defendant the day of the month said alleged offense was committed; neither does it inform him with what he is charged with having put the prosecuting witness in fear of immediate injury. (2) Nowhere in the information does it charge defendant with having committed this or any other offense in the State of Missouri, but simply charges same was committed in Pemiscot county. (3) The prosecuting attorney fails to sign the information officially, but…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.
The defendant was arrested and tried upon an information filed by the prosecuting attorney of Pemiscot county charging him with having feloniously assaulted and robbed one Prank Lawson of the sum of three dollars and fifty cents on the — day of November, 1905. The defendant was tried .and convicted at the same term at which the information was filed, and sentenced to five years imprisonment in the penitentiary. Prom that sentence, he appeals to this court. *626There is no hill of exceptions in the transcript owing to the mistake and oversight of the counsel for the defendant as to the expiration…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- State v. LambSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
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- State v. HuntSupreme Court of Missouri · 1905
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