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State v. Wear

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided June 25, 1898PublishedCited by 54 opinions

Appeal from Butler Circuit Court. — Hon. Henry O. Riley, Judge. (1) The circuit court had jurisdiction to render the judgment of discharge; it also had jurisdiction of the defendant, and said judgment can not be attacked collaterally.

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Appeal from Butler Circuit Court. — Hon. Henry O. Riley, Judge. (1) The circuit court had jurisdiction to render the judgment of discharge; it also had jurisdiction of the defendant, and said judgment can not be attacked collaterally. Tates v. Johnson, 87 Mo. 213; Forder v. Davis, 38 Mo. 108; Tents v. Kenster, 41 Mo. 447; Gray v. Bowles, 74 Mo. 419; Karnes v. Alexander, 92 Mo. 660; Carpenter v. King, 42 Mo. 219; State v. Evans, 83 Mo. 319; Lewis v. Gray, 66 Mo. 614; Henry,v. Mc-Kerdie, 78 Mo. 416; Scott v. Crews, 72 Mo. 263; State v. Weathersby, 45 Mo. 17; Jeffries v. Wright, 51 Mo. 220;…

1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.

From a conviction in the circuit court of Butler county, of murder in the second degree and the fixing his punishment at thirty-five years in the *170penitentiary, under an indictment theretofore returned against him by the grand jury of said county, for shooting to death with a pistol one Charles E. Lael at said county on the night of April 9, 1892, defendant appeals.

The homicide occurred at the city of Poplar Bluff, which is the end of a division on the Iron Mountain Railroad which passes thi'ough that city. Train crews are made up there for outgoing trains. The deceased, Charles E. Lael, was…

2Cases cited52 opinions

  1. Erwin v. StateOhio Supreme Court · 1876
  2. Hendrick v. WhittemoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
  3. Cloud v. Inhabitants of the Town of Pierce CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1885
  4. Bensieck v. CookSupreme Court of Missouri · 1892
  5. Blair v. Chicago & Alton RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886

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3Cited by54 opinions

  1. State v. SnyderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1904
  2. State Ex Rel. Griffin v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1953
  3. State v. HarperSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
  4. State v. GoddardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1901
  5. State v. CrawfordWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1919

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