State v. Hunter
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Cass Circuit Court. — How. Geo. F. Longan, Judge. (1) The indictment is not good, and motion to' quash should have been sustained in each ease. -The indictment says: “did then and there unlawfully-amL feloniously have carnal knowledge of and abuse.” which should read, “did carnally know and abuse.”
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Appeal from Cass Circuit Court. — How. Geo. F. Longan, Judge. (1) The indictment is not good, and motion to' quash should have been sustained in each ease. -The indictment says: “did then and there unlawfully-amL feloniously have carnal knowledge of and abuse.” which should read, “did carnally know and abuse.” State v. Knock, 142 Mo. 522; State v. Burnes, 126 Mo. 565; Bishop’s Directions and Forms, sec. 907. (2) Defendant should have been given time to inspect the indictment before he was compelled to plead after having seen the indictment or a true copy of same. R. S. 1899, sec. 2559. (3)…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, P. J.
The indictment in this case was preferred by the grand jary of Cass coanty on Janaary 3, 1900. The defendant was tried at the September term, 1900, convicted, and sentenced to the penitentiary for two years. The indictment charged a violation of section 1838, Eevised Statates 1899, in that defendant being over sixteen years of age did have carnal knowledge of one Emma Schrock, an anmarried female of previoas chaste character at the age of sixteen years.
Jadge Jarrott, the regalar jadge of the Cass Circait Coart, was disqaalified by an affidavit of prejadice, and Jadge Longan of the Pettis…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. HameySupreme Court of Missouri · 1902
- State v. GilmoreSupreme Court of Missouri · 1892
- State v. KnockSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- State v. GambleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- State v. HallSupreme Court of Missouri · 1901
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- State v. DaySupreme Court of Missouri · 1905
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