State v. Darrah
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Hon. John W. Wofford,-Judge. (1) The court erred in refusing to give instruction numbered 4, asked by the defendant. The general rule in support of which the citation of authorities is unnecessary, is that hearsay evidence is incompetent to establish any specific fact which in its nature is susceptible of being proven by witnesses who can speak from their own knowledge.
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Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Hon. John W. Wofford,-Judge. (1) The court erred in refusing to give instruction numbered 4, asked by the defendant. The general rule in support of which the citation of authorities is unnecessary, is that hearsay evidence is incompetent to establish any specific fact which in its nature is susceptible of being proven by witnesses who can speak from their own knowledge. An examination of the evidence in this case, and notably the testimony of Mark Coppinger and John W. Moore, witnesses on behalf of the State, will convince the court that in giving an…
1Opinion of the CourtBrace, J.
By section 27, article XII of the Constitution it is provided that: “It shall be a crime, the nature and punishment of which shall be prescribed by law, for any president, director, manager, cashier or other officer of any banking institution, to assent to the reception of deposits, or the creation of debts by such banking institution, after he shall have had knowledge of the fact that it is insolvent, or in failing circumstances; and any such officer, agent or manager shall be individually responsible for such deposits so received,, and all such debts so created with his assent.”
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2Cases cited23 opinions
- Neal v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Ewing v. HoblitzelleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1884
- State ex rel. Lionberger v. TolleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1880
- State v. KilgoreSupreme Court of Missouri · 1879
- State v. BuckSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
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3Cited by28 opinions
- State v. MooreSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
- State v. McGuireSupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
- Utley v. HillSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
- State v. HazletNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1907
- State ex rel. Board of Commissioners v. ClausenWashington Supreme Court · 1917
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