Legal Opinion

State v. Elsey

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 5, 1907PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from Mercer Circuit Court. — Mon. G. W. Wanamaker, Judge. (1) This court should reverse the judgment and discharge defendant. State v. Bartlett, 170 Mo. 658; State v. Hagan, 164 Mo. 654; State v. Packwood, 26 Mo. 340; State v. Nesenhener, 164 Mo. 461; State v. Mahan, 138 Mo. 112; State v. Brooks, 94 Mo.

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Appeal from Mercer Circuit Court. — Mon. G. W. Wanamaker, Judge. (1) This court should reverse the judgment and discharge defendant. State v. Bartlett, 170 Mo. 658; State v. Hagan, 164 Mo. 654; State v. Packwood, 26 Mo. 340; State v. Nesenhener, 164 Mo. 461; State v. Mahan, 138 Mo. 112; State v. Brooks, 94 Mo. App. 57; State v. Huff, 161 Mo. 459'; State v. Mansfield, 41 Mo. 473; State v. Primm, 98 Mo. 373; State v. Burgdorf, 53 Mo. 67; State v. Jaeger, 66 Mo. 179'; State v. Castor, 93 Mo. 253; State v. Hunt, 91 Mo. 490; State v. Hahn, 189 Mo. 241; State v. Scott, 177 Mo. 673; State v. Morney,…

1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the circuit court of Mercer county, whereby the defendant was sentenced to the penitentiary for two years for manslaughter in the fourth degree.

On September 26, 1904, the prosecuting attorney of Mercer county filed an information charging the defendant with murder in the first degree of William Wallace, on the-23rd of September, 1904. Afterwards the prosecuting attorney by and with the consent of the court, elected to prosecute the defendant for murder in the second degree, and the defendant was duly arraigned on said last-mentioned charge. The cause was…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. GordonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1905
  2. State v. ToddSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
  3. State v. UmfriedSupreme Court of Missouri · 1882

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. SebastianSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
  2. State v. GriffinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1919
  3. State v. FraserMissouri Court of Appeals · 1912

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