State v. Wammack
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Webster Circuit Court. 1. The variance was fatal. State v. Fay, 65 Mo. 490; State v. English, 67 Mo. 136; 19 Mo. 239 ; State v. Curran, 18 Mo. 320; State v. Havely, 21 Mo. 498; State v. Blankenship, 21 Mo. 504; Russ. & Ry. 351; 10 East 83; 5 Taunt. 14; 1 Baldw. 83; 2 Crom. & M, 189; 6 Price 2; 1 Chit. 659; 13 E. C. L. 194; 3 Chit.
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Appeal from Webster Circuit Court. 1. The variance was fatal. State v. Fay, 65 Mo. 490; State v. English, 67 Mo. 136; 19 Mo. 239 ; State v. Curran, 18 Mo. 320; State v. Havely, 21 Mo. 498; State v. Blankenship, 21 Mo. 504; Russ. & Ry. 351; 10 East 83; 5 Taunt. 14; 1 Baldw. 83; 2 Crom. & M, 189; 6 Price 2; 1 Chit. 659; 13 E. C. L. 194; 3 Chit. Pr. 231, 232; 4 T. R. 611; 3 B. & P. 559; 1 Stark. 47 ; 2 Stark. 29 ; 3 Camp. 29; 6 M. & S. 45; 2 N. II. 557; 7 S. & R. 479 ; 3 Caines 219 ; 1 Wash. C. C. 285; 4 Cow. 148. 2. Section 25, Wag. Stat., 1090, does not affect the theory of the defense in this…
1Opinion of the Court
Sherwood, C. J. —
1. criminal law: variance evidence : practice. Our statute expressly commands that, “ Whenever, on the trial of any indictment for a felony there shall appear to he any variance between the statement in such indictment, and the evidence offered in proof thereof in the Christian name * * of any person whomsoever therein named, * * such variance shall not be deemed grounds for an acquittal of the defendant, unless the court before which the trial shall be had, shall find that such variance is material to the merits of the ease and prejudicial to the defense of the defendant.”…
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