Austin v. State
Supreme Court of Missouri
APPEAL FROM ST. LOUIS CRIMINAL COURT. Commonwealth vs Churchill, 5 Mass. Rep. 174, anti cas^s there cited ; Bacons Ab. p. 22 to 25 title abatement; 6 Mass Rep. 347; Beach vs. Norton, 8 Conn. Rep. 71,78, 79.
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Rylanb
delivered the opinion of the court.
This case was an indictment found by the grand jury of the State of Missouri, for the county of St. Louis, against the defendant, Charles Austin, under the statute for keeping a billiard table without license. The defendant appeared and filed his plea in abatement, which plea is in these words, viz : “And now the said Charles Austin, by Leslie and Lord his attorneys, comes into court here, having heard the said indictment read, saith, that at the time of the finding of this bill of indictment, to wit: at the November term of this court, in the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ChurchillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1809
- Beach v. NortonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1830
- Commonwealth v. CheneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1810
3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. CheekSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876