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178 Mo. 348

State v. Moore

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided December 9, 1903

Supreme Court of Missouri · decided 1903-12-09

— Hon. Asbury Burkhead, Judge. This case must be reversed and remanded. The information is in two counts. The first count charges an assault in and upon the body of one Nancy M. Lewis, with a deadly weapon, on purpose and of malice aforethought. The second count charges an assault in and upon the body of Nancy M. Lewis, with a deadly weapon, to-wit, a large stone, orf purpose and of malice aforethought.

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently December 1924

3 state decisions

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Reversed and remanded · Decided 1903-12-09

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BURGESS, J.

¶1On February 12, 1902, the prosecuting attorney of Christian county filed in the .office of the clerk of the circuit court of said county an information against defendant in two counts.

¶2The first count charges defendant with a felonious assault upon one Nancy Lewis with a deadly weapon, to-wit, a certain gun and with a certain pistol.

¶3The second count charges an assault in and upon the body of said Nancy Lewis, with a deadly weapon, to-wit, a large stone, on purpose and with malice afore- • thought.

¶4The defendant was found guilty and his punishment fixed at two years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. After unavailing motion for a new trial, defendant appeals.

¶5Over the objection and exception of,defendant the court in instruction 1 authorized the jury to find the defendant guilty if he unlawfully committed an assault upon Nancy M. Lewis, Troy Lewis or Roy Lewis, or any of them, while the information charges him with committing an assault upon Nancy M. Lewis only.

¶6The second instruction is open to the same objection.

¶7These instructions are admitted to be erroneous by the Attorney-General.

¶8The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

All concur.
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