State v. White
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel D. Fisher, Judge. (1) Instruction 1 concisely sets out the offense as defined in the statute, and fairly presents to the jury the law under the facts in evidence. Sec. 4441, R. S. 1909; see.'5800, R. S. 1909; sees. 2 and 10, art. 8, Missouri Constitution.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel D. Fisher, Judge. (1) Instruction 1 concisely sets out the offense as defined in the statute, and fairly presents to the jury the law under the facts in evidence. Sec. 4441, R. S. 1909; see.'5800, R. S. 1909; sees. 2 and 10, art. 8, Missouri Constitution. (2) Instruction 4, that appellant was ignorant of the purport of his release papers when he left the penitentiary, and the fact that he thought or believed they were pardon papers which restored him to citizenship and the right of suffrage, could be no defense in this prosecution, hence…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
At the December term, 1909, of the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, defendant was convicted of the crime of unlawfully registering as a voter in said city, as prohibited by section 4441, Revised Statutes 1909, and appeals from a judgment *210fixing his punishment at two years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary.
In the year 1901 defendant pleaded guilty in the circuit court, of St. Louis city to the crime of grand larceny, and was sentenced to a term of two years in the penitentiary. Notwithstanding he was by that conviction rendered ineligible to vote, he applied to register and did register…
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