State v. Powers
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Criminal Court. — Hon. Henry L. Edmunds, Judge. (1) The indictment is in all respects sufficient as to the burglary of which appellant was convicted. The instructions fully covered the law of the case, and are in all respects correct. There is no error apparent in the record. (2) ''The testimony of Mrs. Brooks was admissible and competent, its value to be determined by the jury.
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Appeal from St. Louis Criminal Court. — Hon. Henry L. Edmunds, Judge. (1) The indictment is in all respects sufficient as to the burglary of which appellant was convicted. The instructions fully covered the law of the case, and are in all respects correct. There is no error apparent in the record. (2) ''The testimony of Mrs. Brooks was admissible and competent, its value to be determined by the jury. State v. Babb, 76 Mo. 501; State v. Lick-son, 78 Mo. 438; State v. Eopkirk, 84 Mo. 278. (3) The question asked of witness Rehn: “how, don’t you know that several other persons were arrested that…
1Opinion of the CourtG-antt, P. J.
Defendant was jointly'indicted with one O’Hearn, in the St. Louis criminal court, for burglary in the second degree. A severance was granted and defendant on a separate trial was convicted.
The indictment was entirely sufficient. There is no error in the record proper. The evidence tended very strongly to identify defendant and O’Hearn as the perpetrators of a burglary into the dwelling house of T. A. Morgan, number 1075 Selby Place, in the city of St. Louis.
The testimony on the part of the state tended to show as follows: Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Morgan resided in a dwelling house, number 1075…
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