State v. Watson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Bollinger Circuit Court. — Hon. James D, Fox, Judge. (1) The indictment is sufficient under the following cases: State v. Tyrrell, 98 Mo. 354; State v. Edwards, 109 Mo. 316. (2) Now the addition here is simply the word “granary” to the word “warehouse,” and I take it that the word “granary” is simply descriptive of the character of the “warehouse.” And if this he true, under the decisions in this State the indictment is certainly good.
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Appeal from Bollinger Circuit Court. — Hon. James D, Fox, Judge. (1) The indictment is sufficient under the following cases: State v. Tyrrell, 98 Mo. 354; State v. Edwards, 109 Mo. 316. (2) Now the addition here is simply the word “granary” to the word “warehouse,” and I take it that the word “granary” is simply descriptive of the character of the “warehouse.” And if this he true, under the decisions in this State the indictment is certainly good. The indictment as to the burglary count was properly quashed, and the court committed no error in sustaining the motion. State v. Schuchmann, 133…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, P. J.
— This cause is here on an appeal by the State from a judgment quashing the following indictment, to wit:
“The grand jurors for the State of Missouri, now here in court, duly impaneled, sworn and charged to inquire within and- for the body of the county' of Bollinger and State of Missouri, upon their oath do present and charge that John Watson and Samuel Hedges, on or about the 9th day of November, A. D. 1895, at and in the county of Bollinger and State of Missouri, did then and there unlawfully, willfully, feloniously and. burglariously break into and enter the granary warehouse and building…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. MeyersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1889
- State v. SchuchmannSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
- State v. SouthSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
- State v. PratherSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
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- State v. MossSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
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