State v. Mastin
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court. — Hon. Ernest 8. Gantt, Judge. (1) The alleged false representations are too absurd to induce belief in their reasonableness, and the evidence of Nebel shows this clearly.
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Appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court. — Hon. Ernest 8. Gantt, Judge. (1) The alleged false representations are too absurd to induce belief in their reasonableness, and the evidence of Nebel shows this clearly. State v. Cameron 117 Mo. 641; State v. Lawrence, 178 Mo. 350. (2) The information does not describe the trick or false pretense and therefore charges no crime denounced by either Section 4565 or Section 4765. State v. Pickett, 174 Mo. 663. (3) The statement of the case to the jury was an unpardonable error and was intended to poison the minds of the jury against the defendant, and…
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
The information upon which defendant was tried in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, was in two counts. He was acquitted upon the second count, but was convicted upon the first count and his punishment was assessed at two years in the penitentiary. Defendant duly appealed. Count one of the information, omitting formal parts, was as follows:
“S. S. Nowlin, Prosecuting Attorney within and for the County of Montgomery, in the State of Missouri, under his oath of office, informs, the court and charges the fact to be that one John J. Mastin on or about the 11th day of June, 1918, in the County…
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