State v. Baker
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from. Boone Circuit Court. — Hon. E. W. Hinton, Special Judge. (1) The court erred in allowing witness Lewis Berry to testify as to the nature of the wound that he received, and as to what he said and did following the shooting.
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Appeal from. Boone Circuit Court. — Hon. E. W. Hinton, Special Judge. (1) The court erred in allowing witness Lewis Berry to testify as to the nature of the wound that he received, and as to what he said and did following the shooting. State v. Hendricks, 172 Mo. 672. (2) The court erred in allowing the prosecuting attorney to ask a witness questions in regard to defendant’s character, when his character was not in issue, without rebuking the prosecuting attorney, and instructing the jury that defendant’s character was not in issue. State v. Rose, 178 Mo. 34. (3) The court erred in not…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
At the October term, 1906, of the Boone Circuit Court, the defendant was convicted of murder, in the first degree, under an indictment charging him with said offense, for the shooting and killing of one Boss Hall. His motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment having been overruled, defendant appealed.
After the grand jury returned the indictment in this case, Hon. A. H. Waller, the regular judge of said court, was compelled on account of sickness to vacate the bench, and the case was tried before Hon. E. W. Hinton, a member of the Boone County Bar, who was duly elected special judge.
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