State v. Welch

On February 26, 1924, the Prosecuting Attorney of Audrain County, Missouri, filed in the circuit court of said county a verified information, charging therein that appellant, in said county, on December 22, 1923, feloniously wounded one Carl Underwood, etc.

He was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty. A trial was had before a jury and, on March 22, 1924, the following verdict was returned:

"We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of felonious wounding of Carl Underwood and we assess his punishment at imprisonment in the State penitentiary for a term of two years."

Motions for a new trial…