State v. Shoemaker
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to the Circuit Court of Jackson County. The first and second counts, it is believed, are defective; but it is contended that the third count is good ; if so, the court should have given judgment against the defendant. See 1st Chit. Cr. Law, page 205, and 522, side paging ; the People v. Curling, 1st John. Rep. 320. Authorities cited to sustain the indictment: Revised Statutes of Mo. 1835, sect. 7, p. 184, and sec. 21, p. 187; Chit. Cr.
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Error to the Circuit Court of Jackson County. The first and second counts, it is believed, are defective; but it is contended that the third count is good ; if so, the court should have given judgment against the defendant. See 1st Chit. Cr. Law, page 205, and 522, side paging ; the People v. Curling, 1st John. Rep. 320. Authorities cited to sustain the indictment: Revised Statutes of Mo. 1835, sect. 7, p. 184, and sec. 21, p. 187; Chit. Cr. Law, 238-9, side paging; Hildebrand v. The State, 4th semi annual part, 5th vol. Mo. Reps. 550; Arch. Crim. Plead. 55-56. 1st. That it is not alleged in…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Napton, Judge.
Joseph Shoemaker was indicted by the grand jury of *179Jackson county for forgery. The indictment contains three counts, all framed upon the 21st section of the 4th article the act concerning crimes and their punishment; the two first counts, containing a charge of passing as true counterfeit money; and the third count for attempting to pass counterfeit money. The two first counts are abandoned as defective ; and the verdict of the jury being only on the third count, it is necessary only to state the substance of the last count. That count charged, that the…
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