State v. Kodat
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Selden P. Spencer, Judge. As a general proposition the relation of a' witness at the time his testimony is offered is the sole test as to his competency. No former disqualification could render him incompetent. The divorce of a wife from her husband annuls the marriage, and places her in the same situation, so far as her competency as a witness is concerned, that she was in prior to the marriage.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Selden P. Spencer, Judge. As a general proposition the relation of a' witness at the time his testimony is offered is the sole test as to his competency. No former disqualification could render him incompetent. The divorce of a wife from her husband annuls the marriage, and places her in the same situation, so far as her competency as a witness is concerned, that she was in prior to the marriage. White v. State, 50 S. W. Rep. 1. c. 708; Toovey v. Baxter, 59 Mo. App. 470:
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, P. J.
The defendant was indicted in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, duly arraigned, tried and convicted, of an assault with intent to kill Mrs. Josephine Kretseh, on or about the 22d day,of October, 1899, in the city of St. Louis.
The indictment was, in the ordinary form, and amply sufficient. No error has been discovered in the record proper, and none pointed out by the defendant; indeed, he has no counsel in this court. The instructions were such as have been approved again and again by this court. In the motion for a new trial we note complaint is made of the refusal of certain…
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