Legal Opinion

State v. McNally

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided October 15, 1885PublishedCited by 32 opinions

Appeal from, Lafayette Criminal Court. — Hon. John E. Rveand, Judge. ■ The following instructions were asked by defendant and refused by the court: ct 8. The court instructs the jury that if they believe from the evidence that at the time of the shooting and killing of deceased, Washington 0. Hyde, defendant was a policeman within and for the city of Sedalia, in Pettis county, Missouri, whose duty it was to arrest parties found disturbing the peace of the inhabitants of said…

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Appeal from, Lafayette Criminal Court. — Hon. John E. Rveand, Judge. ■ The following instructions were asked by defendant and refused by the court: ct 8. The court instructs the jury that if they believe from the evidence that at the time of the shooting and killing of deceased, Washington 0. Hyde, defendant was a policeman within and for the city of Sedalia, in Pettis county, Missouri, whose duty it was to arrest parties found disturbing the peace of the inhabitants of said city, or found violating any of the ordinances of said city, and that defendant was attempting to arrest deceased while…

1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, J.

The defendant was indicted for the murder of Wash. 0. Hyde. The homicide occurred after dark in the second story of.the Dexter building in the city of Sedalia. The deceased, who, it seems, was a man of powerful physique, and had a reputation of being violent and dangerous when in his cups, was,- on the •evening in question, engaged in kicking in the panels oí a door, and when remonstrated with, by one of the inmates of the building, answered with abusively profane language, whereupon the recorder of the city, Praker, *649being telephoned respecting the disturbance, ordered the .defendant, who was…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State v. GrantSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
  2. State v. ElkinsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
  3. State v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
  4. Henry v. McKerlieSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
  5. State v. GrantSupreme Court of Missouri · 1882

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. State v. ClineSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
  2. State v. WhitsettSupreme Court of Missouri · 1911
  3. State v. HerrellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1888
  4. State v. NolanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1946
  5. State v. GlahnSupreme Court of Missouri · 1888

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