State v. Stubblefield

Decided July 15, 1862

Supreme Court of Missouri · decided 1862-07-15

The defendants were indicted at the September term, 1860, of the Christian Circuit Court, under the 30th sec. of the 8th art. of the act in regard to crimes and their punishment, (1 R. C. 1855, p. 630,) for disturbing religious worship. “The grand jurors, &c., present that Young Stubblefield and Martin Edwards, both late of the county aforesaid, on the first day of January, in tlie year 1860, with force and arms, in the county afaresaid, did then and there wrongfully,…

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Decided 1862-07-15

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Bates, Judge,

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2The indictment is sufficient. It follows the language of the statute, and the different acts charged to have been committed by the defendants constitute but the one offence of disturbing religious worship.

¶3The record shows that it was testified to the court that the jury had with them in their retirement a copy of the revised statutes, but the record does not show whether the court believed the testimony so given, or what was the truth as to the matter. The instructions were very favorable to the defendants.

¶4Judgment affirmed.

Judges Bay and Dryden concur.