State v. Thavanot
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — How. Geo. H. Shields, Judge. (1) The court erred in permitting the secretary of the board of election commissioners to testify, over appellant’s objection, that there was a registration of voters on the 14-th day of September, 1908, in all the wards and precincts of the city, when he had no personal knowledge of the fact, and without any evidence that the same was held in pursuance of any public notice or official action on the…
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — How. Geo. H. Shields, Judge. (1) The court erred in permitting the secretary of the board of election commissioners to testify, over appellant’s objection, that there was a registration of voters on the 14-th day of September, 1908, in all the wards and precincts of the city, when he had no personal knowledge of the fact, and without any evidence that the same was held in pursuance of any public notice or official action on the part of the election commissioners or pursuant to any law. (2) The language of the circuit attorney in his argument to the…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
By indictment duly lodged by the grand jury of the city of St. Louis, the defendant stands charged with falsely registering under a name other than his own, in violation of section 2120j, Laws of 1903, p. 158. Learned counsel for the defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the indictment, and further note thereof need not he made.
Prom the evidence it appears that on the 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th days of September, 1908, there was a general registration of voters in the city of St. Louis, duly held in pursuance of the statutes of this State.
Defendant, who - by the evidence is shown to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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