State v. Taylor

The appellant was convicted by a jury in the circuit court of Jackson County on an information charging1 felonious assault upon his wife, Agnes Taylor, with a deadly weapon, a razor, with malice aforethought and intent to kill her, in violation of Sec. 559.180, R. S. 1949, See. 4408, R. S. 1939, 13 Mo. R. S. A. The punishment assessed by the jury was imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term of five years. He was not accorded a preliminary examination under See. 544.250, R. S. 1949, 12 Mo. R. S. A. §3893, but waived it by failing to object and going to trial. Lambus v. Kaiser, 352 Mo.…