State v. Gleason
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Charles Circuit Court. — Hon. W. W. Edwards, Judge. (1) The record shows that the change of venue was on account of the prejudice of the inhabitants of the ninteenth judicial district which included St. Charles county. (2) An order transferring the person of the defendant to the custody of the sheriff of St. Charles county was necessary to perfect the jurisdiction of the latter court.
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Appeal from St. Charles Circuit Court. — Hon. W. W. Edwards, Judge. (1) The record shows that the change of venue was on account of the prejudice of the inhabitants of the ninteenth judicial district which included St. Charles county. (2) An order transferring the person of the defendant to the custody of the sheriff of St. Charles county was necessary to perfect the jurisdiction of the latter court. (3) The court erred in trying the defendant with a jury of by-standers and in denying him the regular panel of standing jurors. (1) An affidavit for change of venue must be supported by legal and…
1Opinion of the CourtBlack, J.
The defendant and others were indicted in the circuit court of St. Louis county for robbery in the first degree. After one mistrial, a severance was ordered, and the venue changed to St. Charles county, but it would seem no order was then made to remove the body of the defendant to that county. A transcript having been filed in the court to which the cause had been removed, the defendant by his attorney appeared there and moved the court to strike the cause from the docket; the motion was overruled. The St. Louis county circuit court, at next term after the venue was changed, ordered the…
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