State v. Jacobs
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Hon. John W. Wofford, Judge. (1) The evidence is'unquestionably sufficient to warrant the verdict found. The killing is admitted. The only point of contention being as to whether it was done in self-defense.
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Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Hon. John W. Wofford, Judge. (1) The evidence is'unquestionably sufficient to warrant the verdict found. The killing is admitted. The only point of contention being as to whether it was done in self-defense. If not in self-defense, was it committed under such circumstances as would warrant a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree as defined in the instructions, or murder in the second degree as also defined ? (2) The technical terms used in the indictment and repeated in the instructions are properly defined. State v. Silk, 145 Mo. 240; State v.…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
On the twenty-first day of November, 1898, the defendant was convicted in the criminal court, of Jackson county of murder in the second degree for having at said county on the first day of May, 1898, shot and killed with a pistol one Prank Smith.
The defense interposed was that of self-defense.
After an unsuccessful motion for a new trial defendant appeals.
At the time of the homicide Jacobs lived with his wife at Liberty in Clay county, but his wife had some time before that gone to Kansas City, and defendant had gone to that city for the purpose of taking her home. He arrived there at about…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. CantlinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- State v. PaxtonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- State v. NelsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
- State v. HilsabeckSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
- State v. SchiellerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
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