State v. Wakefield
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Loiiis Court of Appeals. The instruction was erroneous because it assumed that the accused swore as to the purpose of Pate in paying the money, whereas he took no such oath, but simply stated that he (Wakefield) received no money from Pate for the purpose of paying it over to a member of the police board; and because the purpose or secret intention of the accused as to a future use of the money received from Pate was incapable of proof on the part of the…
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Appeal from St. Loiiis Court of Appeals. The instruction was erroneous because it assumed that the accused swore as to the purpose of Pate in paying the money, whereas he took no such oath, but simply stated that he (Wakefield) received no money from Pate for the purpose of paying it over to a member of the police board; and because the purpose or secret intention of the accused as to a future use of the money received from Pate was incapable of proof on the part of the State. In place of enlarging the answer of defendant to the questions of the grand jury, the assignment narrows and…
1Opinion of the CourtHenry, J.
In the opinion delivered by the court of appeals, affirming the judgment of the criminal court in this cause, all the questions of any importance presented by this record are considered, and we deem it unnecessary to deliver a lengthy opinion on subjects which have been so ably discussed in that opinion, inasmuch as we fully concur in its arguments and conclusions.* On one question, the earnestness and zeal of appellant’s counsel have induced us to add a few remarks.
*551 1. perjury.
*550The evidence given by Wakefield,before the grand jury, upon which the charge of perjury was predicated, *551was as…
2Cited by18 opinions
- State v. FaulknerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- Mackin v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
- State v. CusumanoSupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
- State v. DaySupreme Court of Missouri · 1889
- Ex Parte MetcalfCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
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