State v. Jones
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Pettis Circuit Court. — Ron. H. B. Sham, Judge. (1) The court erred in admitting evidence of the Vinson trouble. Defendant had no connection with it, and was not present when it occurred. Deceased had no connection with it and was not present when it occurred. It bore no relation to the crime, and was not relevant to the issues involved.
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Appeal from Pettis Circuit Court. — Ron. H. B. Sham, Judge. (1) The court erred in admitting evidence of the Vinson trouble. Defendant had no connection with it, and was not present when it occurred. Deceased had no connection with it and was not present when it occurred. It bore no relation to the crime, and was not relevant to the issues involved. The admission of such evidence -tended to confuse the issues, distract the mind of the jury and inject in their minds a prejudice against the accused that deprived him of a fair and impartial trial. State v. Jackson, 95 Mo. 649; State v. Faulkner,…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Defendant stands convicted of stabbing and killing one Milton Akins Mackey in Pettis county on November 20, 1911, and from a judgment of the circuit court of that county fixing his punishment at death he appeals.
A very fair outline of the case made by the State will be obtained by quoting the salient parts of the evidence of witness Charles L. Hollingsworth, who /■testified as follows:
“A. They was at the Katy depot, and we was all standing there talking, and Mr. Jones came up, and he didn’t speak to Mr. Mackey, but he was looking right at Mr. Mackey, and asked Mr. Mackey: ‘Who hauled this…
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