State v. Haller
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Cooper Circuit Court, Hon. E. L. Edwards, Judge. Statement of case by the court. This action was begun before a justice of the peace upon an information charging the defendant with the commission of a certain misdemeanor. The defendant, having been arraigned in the justice’s court, “pleaded guilty in manner and form, as charged in said complaint.”
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Appeal from Cooper Circuit Court, Hon. E. L. Edwards, Judge. Statement of case by the court. This action was begun before a justice of the peace upon an information charging the defendant with the commission of a certain misdemeanor. The defendant, having been arraigned in the justice’s court, “pleaded guilty in manner and form, as charged in said complaint.” It appears from the abstract of the record, filed by the defendant, that, thereupon, “the justice, after hearing the evidence, assessed his punishment at a fine of one hundred and fifty dollars, and entered up judgment accordingly.” From…
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
The question is, did an appeal lie in favor of the defendant from the judgment of the justice of the peace assessing the punishment %
The contention, by the counsel of defendant, in, favor of an affirmative answer to this question, is based upon sections 2043, 2044, 2050, and 2058, Revised Stat-, *462ates. The argument made by the said counsel in support of their contention is, that by the information, two issues were submitted to the j ustice of the peace: (1) the guilt of defendant; (2) the extent of the punishment to be assessed against the defendant; that the guilt of the defendant was…
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