State v. Williams
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Douglas Circuit Court. — How. John T. Moore, Judge. (1) This court will reverse where there is such a lack of evidence as to indicate that the jury acted from prejudice, or the evidence is so weak that the necessary inference is that the verdict was the result of passion, prejudice or partiality, and not that calm weighing of the facts in evidence which should characterize the deliberation of a jury.
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Appeal from Douglas Circuit Court. — How. John T. Moore, Judge. (1) This court will reverse where there is such a lack of evidence as to indicate that the jury acted from prejudice, or the evidence is so weak that the necessary inference is that the verdict was the result of passion, prejudice or partiality, and not that calm weighing of the facts in evidence which should characterize the deliberation of a jury. State v. Plunt, 91 Mo. 490; State v. Lowe, 97 Mo. 549; State v. Glahn, 97 Mo. 679; State v. Primm, 98 Mo. 368; State v. Ballard, 104 Mo. 634; State v. Mahan, 138 Mo. 113; State v.…
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
This cause is now before us upon an appeal by defendant from a judgment of conviction of an assault with intent to Mil in the circuit court of Douglas county, Missouri. This prosecution was begun upon information filed by the prosecuting attorney of Douglas county, on the 16th day of June, 1904. On the 13th day of September, 1904, the prosecuting attorney filed another information charging the defendant, in two counts, with felonious assault, by shooting William Trammell with a rifle. At the September term, 1904, the cause was continued until the March term, 1905, at which term, after…
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