State v. Hill
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Platte Circuit Court. — Hon. R. E. Culver, Special Judge. (1) The Honorable Romulus E. Culver, judge of the criminal court of Buchanan county, had no jurisdiction or authority of law or qualification to try said case. He was, at the time of the trial, judge of the criminal court of Buchanan county.
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Appeal from Platte Circuit Court. — Hon. R. E. Culver, Special Judge. (1) The Honorable Romulus E. Culver, judge of the criminal court of Buchanan county, had no jurisdiction or authority of law or qualification to try said case. He was, at the time of the trial, judge of the criminal court of Buchanan county. That court was established in 1885. The-act establishing it is found in the Revised Statutes,at page 2208. The amendment to that act, approved March 1, 1897,. is unconstitutional and void. Acts of 1897, p. 79; Constitution of Missouri, art. 4, sec. 58, subdiv. 17; art. 6, sec. 23; State…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, J.
The powers and jurisdiction of the judge of the criminal court of Buchanan county are defined in section 3, page 2209, 2 Revised Statutes 1889. That section as it was originally, and the amendment thereto, approved March 1, 1897, are as follow, the amendment being indicated by the brackets: “Section 3. Powers and Jurisdiction. — The judge of said court shall be a conservator of the peace throughout his county, and shall have the power and jurisdiction to issue, hear and determine writs of habeas corpus, and to admit to bail all parties entitled thereto, and shall have such1 powers as the…
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