State v. Scott
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — How. Hitgo Muench, Judge. (1) The State wholly failed to show that John Scott of 109 South Twentieth street was a duly qualified elector of the sixth precinct of the Fourteenth ward.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — How. Hitgo Muench, Judge. (1) The State wholly failed to show that John Scott of 109 South Twentieth street was a duly qualified elector of the sixth precinct of the Fourteenth ward. (2) The court erred in giving to the jury of its own motion instruction 1, in that it told the jury that if the name of “John Scott” duly appeared upon the official registration books of the sixth precinct of the Fourteenth ward, that fact alone constituted him a duly qualified and registered elector and voter, without further proof upon the part of the State. (1) The…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
At the June term, 1907, of the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, under an information filed by the assistant circuit attorney, the defendant was found guilty of attempted fraudulent voting in a name not his own, and his punishment assessed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for three years. After filing ineffectual 'motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment, he appealed.
The information charged as follows:
“That on the second day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and seven, at the city of St. Louis, aforesaid, and in each ward and election precinct of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Alexander v. Grand Avenue Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1893
- Vanstone v. GoodwinMissouri Court of Appeals · 1890
- Huppert v. WeisgerberMissouri Court of Appeals · 1887
- Stone v. Wolfskill Bros.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1894
3Cited by14 opinions
- Clay v. OwenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1936
- State v. GarrettSupreme Court of Missouri · 1920
- Polski v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1915
- State Ex. Rel. Ward v. TrimbleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1920
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