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170 Mo. 151

State v. Kelly

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided November 18, 1902

Supreme Court of Missouri · decided 1902-11-18

Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. H. D. Wood, Judge. The indictment is fatally defective and does not state an offense. State v. Phelan, 159 Mo. 122. The indictment follows the language of the statute and sufficiently charges the offense, and is in every wa,y sufficient. The defendant relies upon State v. Phelan, 159 Mo. 122, as his authority for the charge of insufficiency of the indictment.

Relies on State v. Phelan · State v. Hubbard

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REVERSED AND REMANDED · Decided 1902-11-18

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BURGESS, J.

¶1Defendant was convicted in tbe circuit court of tbe city of St. Louis, and ber punishment fixed at two years’ imprisonment in tbe penitentiary, under an indictment charging ber with obtaining household furniture from Mueller Brothers Furniture & Carpet Company of the value of $81.95, by means of false and fraudulent pretenses and representations. She appeals.

¶2While tbe indictment alleges that by reason of tbe false and fraudulent pretenses and representations of defendant, Mueller Brothers Furniture & Carpet Company “was induced to sell and deliver” to ber furniture and a carpet on credit, it does not allege that the company did deliver said property to ber, which is absolutely necessary under tbe rulings of this court in eases of this character, in order to make a good indictment. Nothing is to be taken by intendment, but tbe indictment must allege all material facts. [State v. Phelan, 159 Mo. 122; State v. Hubbard, 170 Mo. 346.]

¶3Tbe judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

All of this Division concur.
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