State v. Sheard

STOCKARD, Commissioner.

Levi Sheard and Lloyd Thompson were convicted of rape on June 16, 1953, in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri. No brief has been filed on behalf of the appellants so we consider the matters preserved for review by the assignments of error in the motion for new trial.

The ‘first, second and fifth assignments of error in the motion for new trial are respectively as follows: “The verdict is against the law and the evidence,” “The verdict is against the weight of the evidence” anid “The prosecuting attorney misquoted the evidence in his final argument.” None of…