State v. Griffin
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, Christian Circuit Court. — Hon. W. F. GtEIOEK, Judge, (1) The record fails to show that the grand jury was chosen and selected according to law, and the judgment for this reason should be reversed. R. S., 1879, secs, 2784-5. (2) The names, of all the material witnesses for the state were not indorsed on the indictment.
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Appeal from, Christian Circuit Court. — Hon. W. F. GtEIOEK, Judge, (1) The record fails to show that the grand jury was chosen and selected according to law, and the judgment for this reason should be reversed. R. S., 1879, secs, 2784-5. (2) The names, of all the material witnesses for the state were not indorsed on the indictment. R. S.s 1879, p, 804, sec. 1802. (3) The trial court erred in not permitting the witness, Adolphus Hooper, to answer the several questions asked by defendant on cross-examination. (4) The fourth instruction for the state is meaningless, and was calculated to mislead…
1Opinion of the CourtHenjry, C. J.
The defendant was indicted in the Greene circuit court for the murder of one John Conroy, in February, 1883. On his application a change of venue was awarded to Christian county .and the cause-was tried at the August term, 1883, of the Christian circuit court, and resulted in the conviction of defendant, and his sentence to the penitentiary for a term of fifty years. From that judgment he has appealed.
The first point made, and here for the first time-made, is that the record does not show that the grand jury which found the indictment was chosen and summoned according to law. Sections 2784…
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