State v. Christup

LEEDY, J..Under a verged information filed by the circuit attorney of the city of St. Louis, George Christup, alias Henry Cook was charged with robbery in the first degree by means of a dangerous and deadly weapon. His previous conviction of an aggravated robbery was alleged as a basis for additional punishment under what is commonly known as the Habitual Criminal Act. Upon a trial, he was convicted, and his punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary during the remainder of his natural life. After an unavailing motion for new trial, he appeals from the judgment rendered on the…