State v. Chenault
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Butler Circuit Court. — Now. J. C. Sheppard, Judge. (1) The information properly charges murder in the second degree, and is sufficient; it supports the verdict of manslaughter in the second degree. Sec. 1816, R. S. 1899'; State v. Lowe, 93 Mo. 547; sec. 2369, R. S. 18991; Kelley, Crim. Law & Prac., sec. 503, p. 328. (2) At the trial, defendant objected to the giving of all the instructions and saved his exceptions.
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Appeal from Butler Circuit Court. — Now. J. C. Sheppard, Judge. (1) The information properly charges murder in the second degree, and is sufficient; it supports the verdict of manslaughter in the second degree. Sec. 1816, R. S. 1899'; State v. Lowe, 93 Mo. 547; sec. 2369, R. S. 18991; Kelley, Crim. Law & Prac., sec. 503, p. 328. (2) At the trial, defendant objected to the giving of all the instructions and saved his exceptions. Objection was not made at the trial that the court failed to give all proper and needful instructions. If the court failed to instruct the jury upon all questions of…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
— On January 15,1907, the prosecuting attorney of Butler county, Missouri, filed an amended information in the circuit court of said county, charging the defendant with murder in the second degree, in having shot and killed, with a pistol, one John Hargrove, also known as John McCall. The case was first tried on January 23,1907, when the jury disagreed and were discharged. The second trial occurred on *135April 12, 1907, which resulted in the conviction of defendant of manslaughter in the second degree, his punishment being assessed at three years in the penitentiary. Defendant filed motions for…
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