State v. Barrington
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis County Circuit Court . — Hon. ■ Jno. W. MoElhin/ney, Judge. (1) The State failed to indorse upon the indictment the names of twenty-nine of its important witnesses, most of whom were known to it before the indictment was found. These witnesses were persons who swore to the strongest, and most fundamental and primary, of the facts involved in this case.
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Appeal from St. Louis County Circuit Court . — Hon. ■ Jno. W. MoElhin/ney, Judge. (1) The State failed to indorse upon the indictment the names of twenty-nine of its important witnesses, most of whom were known to it before the indictment was found. These witnesses were persons who swore to the strongest, and most fundamental and primary, of the facts involved in this case. R. S. 1899, sec. 2517; State v. Nettles, 153 Mo. 464; State v. Roy, 83 Mo. 268; State v. Cole, 145 Mo. 672; State v. Grady, 84 Mo. 220; State v. Steifel, 106 Mo. 129. (2) It was error for the court to permit the…
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
On Saturday, March 5, 1904, the appellant in this cause was convicted in the circuit court of St. Louis county of murder of the first degree. The indictment was filed October 2, 1903, and charged the defendant, in five separate counts, with the murder of James P. McCann at St. Louis county, on the 18th day of June, 1903. The names of forty-four witnesses were endorsed on the back of the indictment.
The defendant was arraigned on October 6, 1903, and filed a motion to quash the indictment, which motion the court, after hearing the evidence thereon, overruled.
November 7, 1903, the defendant…
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