Legal Opinion

State v. Murphy

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided November 9, 1893PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Appeal from St. Louis Criminal Court. — Hon. Henby L. Edmunds, Judge. . (1) The court should have granted the continuance as aslced by defendant. Price v. People (111.), 23 N. E. Rep. 639; Miller v. State, 45 N. W. Rep. 451; State v. 'Butler 7 S. Rep. (La.) 669; Simsv. State, 21 Tex.

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Appeal from St. Louis Criminal Court. — Hon. Henby L. Edmunds, Judge. . (1) The court should have granted the continuance as aslced by defendant. Price v. People (111.), 23 N. E. Rep. 639; Miller v. State, 45 N. W. Rep. 451; State v. 'Butler 7 S. Rep. (La.) 669; Simsv. State, 21 Tex. App. 649. (2) The court erred in refusing to allow appellant’s attorney on cross-examination of the prosecutrix to develop the fact that Officer Anton, had induced her to come to St. Louis and institute and carry on the prosecution of appellant on this charge. State v. Montgomery, 28 Mo 594; State v. Brady, 87…

1Opinion of the CourtGantt, P. J.

The defendant in this case was indicted at the October • term, 1892, of the criminal court of the city of St. Louis. The defendant together with one Patrick Duffy was charged with the rape of Mrs. Ellen Rose, a woman over fourteen years of age, at the city of St. Louis, on the second day of November, 1892. The indictment was returned on November 3, and, for want of time to hear the cause at the October term, was continued to the November term. At the November it was again continued “as On affidavit” and specially set down for January 30, 1893. A severance was granted defendant on January 4.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. BrooksSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
  2. State v. SansoneSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
  3. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
  4. State v. McNamaraSupreme Court of Missouri · 1889
  5. State v. MillerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. BryantSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1996
  2. State v. SwinburneSupreme Court of Missouri · 1959
  3. Meriwether v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
  4. State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898
  5. State v. BurkeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986

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