State v. Nelson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Newton Circuit Court. — Hon. J. O. Lamson, Judge. (1) The indictment sets out in legal form sufficient facts and charges to constitute a cause of action for the crime of perjury. R. S. 1889, secs. 3665 and 3671; State v. H.uckeby, 87 Mo. 414; State v. Gave, 81 Mo. 454; Kelley’s Grim. Law, sec. 821; State v. Pratt, 98 Mo. 482; State v. Jennings, 98 Mo. 493; State v. Hormon, 106 Mo. 635; State v. Smith, 63 Yt. 201; State v. Massie, 5 Tex.
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Appeal from Newton Circuit Court. — Hon. J. O. Lamson, Judge. (1) The indictment sets out in legal form sufficient facts and charges to constitute a cause of action for the crime of perjury. R. S. 1889, secs. 3665 and 3671; State v. H.uckeby, 87 Mo. 414; State v. Gave, 81 Mo. 454; Kelley’s Grim. Law, sec. 821; State v. Pratt, 98 Mo. 482; State v. Jennings, 98 Mo. 493; State v. Hormon, 106 Mo. 635; State v. Smith, 63 Yt. 201; State v. Massie, 5 Tex. App. 81; State v. Mattingly, 8 Tex. App. 345; Comm. v. McCarty, 152 Mass. 577; Comm. v. Sergeant, 129 Mass. 115. (2) The essential element…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, P. J.
At the May term, 1897, the grand jury of Newton county returned the following indictment:
< gran(j jUi-ors of the State of Missouri impaneled, sworn and charged to inquire within and for *260the body of the county of Newton in the State aforesaid, upon their oath present and charge that heretofore, to wit at the May term of the circuit court of the county of Newton aforesaid, on the-day of May, A. D. 1897, at the county aforesaid, before Hon. J. C. Lamson, judge of the 24th judicial circuit of the State of Missouri, and ex officio judge of the Newton county circuit court, a certain issue between…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- State v. CaveSupreme Court of Missouri · 1884
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