State v. Parker
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Bon. Jno. W. Wofford, Judge. (1) The co-urt erred in refusing to strike out from the dying declaration, “did not make a threat and never had made a threat against him. I-did not think he was going to shoot me, as I had never given bim any cause to shoot me. I had never had a quarrel with him. I never made any threats against him in my life. I had not touched a drop of liquor for over a month. ...
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Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Bon. Jno. W. Wofford, Judge. (1) The co-urt erred in refusing to strike out from the dying declaration, “did not make a threat and never had made a threat against him. I-did not think he was going to shoot me, as I had never given bim any cause to shoot me. I had never had a quarrel with him. I never made any threats against him in my life. I had not touched a drop of liquor for over a month. ... I know of no reason whatever why he shot me, except as. above set out.” State v. Jefferson, 77 Mo. 136; State v. Draper, 65 Mo. 335; State v. YanSant, 80 Mo.…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, P. J.
From a conviction of murder in the ■second degree in the criminal court .of Jackson county, at the September term, 1901, of said court, the defendant prosecutes this appeal.
The indictment was preferred on the 27th day of’ October, 1900, and the defendant was duly arraigned and pleaded not guilty. He was tried at the April term, 1901, and convicted of murder in the second degree, but a new trial was granted and the case was again tried, at the September term of that year, and again resulted in a conviction of murder in the second degree. ■
*196It is not deemed necessary to reproduce the indictment,…
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- State v. ParkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
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