State v. Williams
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Pettis Circuit Court. — Ho». W. L. Jarrott, Special Judge: The application for a continuance was properly overruled. It states that the witnesses defendant wished to have subpoenaed were all in Sedalia or residents thereof. The application does not show that he made any effort to have the witnesses subpoenaed until the seventh day of the November term of court or on the 11th day of November.
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Appeal from Pettis Circuit Court. — Ho». W. L. Jarrott, Special Judge: The application for a continuance was properly overruled. It states that the witnesses defendant wished to have subpoenaed were all in Sedalia or residents thereof. The application does not show that he made any effort to have the witnesses subpoenaed until the seventh day of the November term of court or on the 11th day of November. The statement in the application for a continuance simply shows that the witness would testify if present that he (defendant) did not strike the lick, but the application also shows that the…
1Opinion of the CourtBurg-Ess, J.
Defendant was convicted and his punishment fixed at four years ’ imprisonment in the penitentiary under an information filed by-the prosecuting attorney of Pettis county, in which it is charged that “on the eighth day of April, 1901, Prank Williams in and upon the body of one William Walton feloniously, on purpose and of his malice aforethought did make an assault, and did then and there on purpose and of his malice aforethought feloniously strike, beat, cut, bruise and wound him, the said William Walton, in and upon the face and head of him, the said William Walton, with a certain deadly…
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- State v. ParkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
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- State v. FoxSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
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