State v. Davis
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Wayne Circuit Court. — Hon. Franlc R. D earing, Judge. STATEMENT. Defendant was indicted in the circuit court of Wayne county on a charge of embracery under section 2045, R. S. 1899, with having attempted to> corruptly influence one Ward, a juror, in a certain case wherein one Sam Jones was on trial in said court for murder. The indictment upon which this case was tried, evidently through some oversight, failed to be incorporated in the record before us.
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Appeal from Wayne Circuit Court. — Hon. Franlc R. D earing, Judge. STATEMENT. Defendant was indicted in the circuit court of Wayne county on a charge of embracery under section 2045, R. S. 1899, with having attempted to> corruptly influence one Ward, a juror, in a certain case wherein one Sam Jones was on trial in said court for murder. The indictment upon which this case was tried, evidently through some oversight, failed to be incorporated in the record before us. As the case will be disposed of favorably to defendant, we will presume the indictment was sufficient under the statute. The…
1Opinion of the CourtNortoni, J.
(after stating the facts). — Embracery, with which appellant is charged, was an offense at common law and is of ancient origin. It consists, in. short, of an attempt to corruptly influence a jury. [Bishop, New. Crim. Law (8 Ed.), 384; State v. Williams, 136 Mo. 293, 38 S. W. 75.] The books say: “Embracery is an attempt to influence a jury corruptly to one side by promises, persuasions, entreaties, money, entertainments and the like.” [Bishop, New Crim. Law. (8 Ed.), sec. 384; Hughes on Crim. Law & Pros., sec. 1534; 1 Blackstone, Com., 140.] “It seems *348clear that any attempt whatsoever to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
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