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137 Mo. 592

State v. Wilson

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided February 16, 1897

Supreme Court of Missouri · decided 1897-02-16

<p>Criminal Law: instructions. The instructions in this case in relation to burglary and. larceny are such as have often been approved by this court, and all of them, including those in reference to the presumption arising from the recent possession of the goods stolen, are free from fault.</p>

Relies on State v. Kelly · State v. Babb

Affirmed · Decided 1897-02-16

Sherwood, J.

¶1The jury found defendant guilty of both burglary and larceny with which he was charged in the indictment, and assessed his punishment at three years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary for the burglary, and two years’ for the larceny.

¶2There was ample evidence to support the verdict, and the instructions in relation to the presumption arising from the recent possession of goods taken by means of burglary or larceny, or both, were such as have often been approved by this court. State v. Babb, 76 Mo. 501; State v. Kelley, 73 Mo. 611, and other cases.

¶3The other instructions were likewise equally free from fault.

¶4Binding no error in the record, we affirm the judgment.

All concur.
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