State v. Hyatt
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit .Court. — Ho». W. B. Douglas, Judge. (1) The eyidence shows a complete identification of the defendant, and completely connects him with the commission of the crime. It was a question for the jury to pass upon under the instructions of the court.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit .Court. — Ho». W. B. Douglas, Judge. (1) The eyidence shows a complete identification of the defendant, and completely connects him with the commission of the crime. It was a question for the jury to pass upon under the instructions of the court. State v. Kenney, 81 Mo, 101; State v. Green, 117 Mo. 298. (2) The finding of the watch in defendant’s saloon, together with the evidence showing that he was present at the time the offense was committed, justified the court in permitting the testimony of the discovery of the watch to be introduced, showing recent…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, P. J.
— At the February term, 1903, of the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, Criminal Division No. 8, the defendant Frank Hyatt was convicted of robbery in the first degree and his sentence assessed at seven years in the penitentiary. From that conviction he appeals.
The indictment is in the usual and approved form and it is unnecessary to set it out at length.
The defendant was duly arraigned and entered his plea of not guilty.
The evidence tends to prove that the defendant was the proprietor of a saloon at the northeast corner of Ninth and "Walnut streets in the city of St. Louis. The alleged…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. HowardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- State v. KinneySupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
- State v. GreenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
3Cited by1 opinion
- Missouri v. JumpMissouri Court of Appeals · 1914