State v. Betterton

The appellant was tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Cole County on the charge of escaping from the penitentiary, without breaking such prison, while there confined for a term less than life. The jury assessed his punishment at imprisonment for two years and six months, and from the judgment and sentence based on the verdict he appealed. The charging part of the information reads as follows:

"Comes now Sam S. Haley, Prosecuting Attorney within and for the County of Cole and State of Missouri, for and on behalf of the State of Missouri, and upon his oath of office, informs the court…