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State v. Henley

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided July 15, 1860PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Error to Cole- Circuit Court. The following is the instruction referred to below in the opinion of the court: “ If the jury believe from the evidence that the prisoner, at the county of Cole, at any time within three years next before the finding of this indictment, felo-niously, burglariously and forcibly broke into and entered the meat-house and building of Jesse B. Baber by forcibly breaking the lock thereof, with intent to commit a larceny hy feloniously taking and…

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Error to Cole- Circuit Court. The following is the instruction referred to below in the opinion of the court: “ If the jury believe from the evidence that the prisoner, at the county of Cole, at any time within three years next before the finding of this indictment, felo-niously, burglariously and forcibly broke into and entered the meat-house and building of Jesse B. Baber by forcibly breaking the lock thereof, with intent to commit a larceny hy feloniously taking and carrying away any goods, chattels and personal property of any value whatever, they will find him guilty of burglary in the…

1Opinion of the CourtEwiNG, Judge

This was an indictment for burglary and i^nte. the sixteenth section of the third article of the|ac$ concern^ ing crimes and punishments, which declares -- person convicted of breaking and entering any stem, stop , booth, tent, warehouse, or other building, or any boatW*V8!wss».' sel, in which there shall be at the time some human being, or any goods, wares, merchandise or other valuable thing kept or deposited, with intent to steal or commit any felony therein, shall, on conviction, be adjudged guilty of burglary in the second degree.” The indictment charges that the defendant “ at, &c., on,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1832

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. McClungWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1891
  2. State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
  3. State v. HecoxSupreme Court of Missouri · 1884
  4. State v. GentrySupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
  5. State v. SchollSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895

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