State v. McCord
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Miami District Oowrt. The defendant Ethaoi A. McOord was charged by information with the crime of murder in the first degree.
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Appeal from Miami District Oowrt. The defendant Ethaoi A. McOord was charged by information with the crime of murder in the first degree. Omitting the caption and title, the body of said information is as follows : “ And now comes E. F. Smith, Comity Attorney for Miami county, State of Kansas, and here in said district court, in the name, by the authority, and on behalf of the State of Kansas, information gives: That was, Ethan Mien McOord, late of said county of Miami, on the 21st day of September, 18Y0, at the county of Miami and State of Kansas, in and upon one Lorenzo Hilliard, then and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Kingman, C. J.:
The appellant McCord was tried on an information charging him with murder in the first degree. He was found guilty of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to ten years imprisonment in the penitentiary. He brings the case to this court by appeal, and assigns three errors — first, that the information is defective; second, that the wife of the accused was improperly permitted to testify in behalf of the state on his trial; third, the misdirection of the court in a material matter of law.
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