State v. Sovern
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Criminal Conrt. — PLon.E. E. Porterfield, Judge. (1) Tlie conrt erred in overruling’ defendant’s application for a continuance. The application complied fully with every requirement of the statutes. R. S. 1899, sec. 2600; State v. Anderson, 96 Mo. 241; State v. Farrow, 74 Mo. 531. (2) The court erred in not permitting the defendant to show the threats made against him and his wife hy the prosecuting witness the same day of the difficulty.
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Appeal from Jackson Criminal Conrt. — PLon.E. E. Porterfield, Judge. (1) Tlie conrt erred in overruling’ defendant’s application for a continuance. The application complied fully with every requirement of the statutes. R. S. 1899, sec. 2600; State v. Anderson, 96 Mo. 241; State v. Farrow, 74 Mo. 531. (2) The court erred in not permitting the defendant to show the threats made against him and his wife hy the prosecuting witness the same day of the difficulty. State v. Sloan, 47 Mo. 604; State v. Keene, 50 Mo. 357. (3) These threats were admissible to show the character and strength of the…
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
The defendant in this cause has brought his case to this court by appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Jackson county, Missouri, convicting him of an assault with intent to kill one Frank W. Lander. The information as amended, which was duly verified, upon which the defendant was tried, omitting formal parts, thus charges the offense against the defendant:
“Now comes Isaac B. Kimbrell, prosecuting attorney for the State of Missouri in and for the body of the county of Jackson, and upon his oath informs the court, that Charles Sovern, whose Christian name in full is unknown to said…
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