State v. Tracy
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Saline Criminal Court. — Hon. John A. Rich, Judge. (1) The evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict.
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Appeal from Saline Criminal Court. — Hon. John A. Rich, Judge. (1) The evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict. State v. Francis, 98 S. W. 11; State v. Jones, 177 Mo. 665; State v. Gordon, 98 S. W, 662; State v. Prendible, 165 Mo. 350; State v. DeWitt, 190 Mo. 51. The witness Hezeldah Smith was impeached and discredited, and his testimony should not ..be permitted to stand. 'State v. Helton, Í64 S. W. 457; State v. Huff, 161 Mo. 487; People v. Lyons, 51 Mich. 215; State v. Packwood. 26 Mo’. 340; State v. Primm, 98 Mo. 373; State v. Prendible, 165 Mo. 352; State v. Gordon, 98 S. W.…
1Opinion of the CourtWilliamson, J.
The defendant, Joe Tracy, having been found guilty of burglary in the second degree and his punishment having been fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for fifteen years, has duly appealed. We adopt the State’s statement of the facts, with slight modifications.
On March 19, 1918, the Miami Savings Bank, a banking corporation in the City of Miami, Saline County, Missouri, was burglarized and some safety deposit boxes were removed from the vault, taken to the rear of the bank building,- pried open, some of the contents of said boxes destroyed, and about six thousand dollars worth of Liberty…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. FrancisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- State v. ScottSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
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