State v. Richardson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Greene Criminal Court. — Hon. M. Oliver Judge. (1) The court erred in giving instructions to the jury. Number 6 is specially objectionable.
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Appeal from Greene Criminal Court. — Hon. M. Oliver Judge. (1) The court erred in giving instructions to the jury. Number 6 is specially objectionable. Lawson on Presumptive Evidence, 271; People v. Plath, 100 N. Y. 590; Carpenter v. People, 8 Barb. 603;. State v. Stoyell, 54 Mo. 24; State v. Gibson, 111 Mo. 92. (2) The court erred in excluding the Kansas court record, decreeing the custody of the prosecutrix to Sarah E. George, and in refusing to permit defendant in the first instance to show such custody. (3) The court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial. (1) The indictment in…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
Defendant was convicted in the criminal court of Greene county, for taking away one, Nellie Moote, a female, under the age of eighteen years, from the custody of her father, Ephraim Moote, without his consent, and against his will, for the purpose of concubinage, by having illicit sexual intercourse with her. The offense was committed in Webster county where the indictment was found, the venue having been subsequently changed to Greene county, where the trial was had.
The facts, as disclosed by the testimony, are as follows : For several months prior to the twenty-second day off January, 1892,…
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