State v. Wertz
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Putnam Circuit Court. — Hon. Paris C. Stepp, Judge. (1) The court erred in overruling defendant’s demurrer to the evidence at the close of the case. Champagne v. Harney, 189' Mo. 709; State v. Harney, 168 Mo. 167; State v. Huff, 161 Mo. 459'; State v. Patrick, 107 Mo. 147. (2) The court erred in permitting witnesses to testify that from the general appearance of prosecutrix they were inclined to think she had been mistreated.
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Appeal from Putnam Circuit Court. — Hon. Paris C. Stepp, Judge. (1) The court erred in overruling defendant’s demurrer to the evidence at the close of the case. Champagne v. Harney, 189' Mo. 709; State v. Harney, 168 Mo. 167; State v. Huff, 161 Mo. 459'; State v. Patrick, 107 Mo. 147. (2) The court erred in permitting witnesses to testify that from the general appearance of prosecutrix they were inclined to think she had been mistreated. Such understandings are not allowed to pass for evidence in civil cases, and this is so a fortiori in criminal cases. State v. G'ritzner, 134 Mo. 525; State…
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
This cause is now pending in this court upon an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of conviction in the Putnam County Circuit Court of the offense of rape. The information, charging the defendant with forcibly ravishing Lulu Barnett, was filed on August 26, 1904. The alleged offense was charged to have been committed on June 12, 1904. On August 31, 1904, defendant was put upon his trial in the Putnam County Circuit Court upon the charge contained in the information. As the sufficiency of the information is in no way challenged, it is unnecessary to reproduce it.
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