State v. Parsons
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Holt Circuit Court.—Hon. C. A. Anthony,. Judge. (1) The court erred in overruling defendant’s, demurrer to the evidence. Leisy v. Harclin, 135 U. S. 100; Welton v. State, 91 IT. S. 275; Bowman v. Railroad, 125 IT. S. 65; Railroad v. Hensen, 95 U. S. 469; Cochran v. Winters, 10 L. R. A; 616. (2) Under section 8, article 1, of the constitution of the United States, the court should have instructed the jury to find the defendant not guilty.
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Appeal from Holt Circuit Court.—Hon. C. A. Anthony,. Judge. (1) The court erred in overruling defendant’s, demurrer to the evidence. Leisy v. Harclin, 135 U. S. 100; Welton v. State, 91 IT. S. 275; Bowman v. Railroad, 125 IT. S. 65; Railroad v. Hensen, 95 U. S. 469; Cochran v. Winters, 10 L. R. A; 616. (2) Under section 8, article 1, of the constitution of the United States, the court should have instructed the jury to find the defendant not guilty. Welton v. State, 91 U. S. 275; Robbuss v. Taxing District, 120 U. S. 497; Railroad n. Illinois, 118 U. S. 573; Leisy v. Hardin, 135 U. S. 100;…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
At the August term, 1893, of the circuit court of Holt county, Missouri, the defendant was convicted and fined $50, under an information filed against him before a justice of the peace of said county by the prosecuting attorney thereof, charging him with dealing as a peddler without a license. He was convicted before the justice, from whose judgment he appealed to the circuit court.
The offense is charged to have been committed in said county in the month of June, 1893, at which time defendant was a resident of the state of Iowa, and was selling medicine by the bottle as the agent or employee…
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- State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1875
- Commonwealth v. SchollenbergerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- State v. EmertSupreme Court of Missouri · 1890
- State v. SmithsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
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