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38 Mo. 380

State v. Moseley

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided July 15, 1866

Supreme Court of Missouri · decided 1866-07-15

. This was an indictment for grand larceny. The indictment charged that William Moseley did steal, take and carry away one trunk of the value of five dollars, and four United States Treasury notes, one twenty and three fives, all of the. value of thirty-five dollars.

Decided 1866-07-15

Holmes, Judge,

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2In this case, the only error relied upon consists in the fact that no other evidence was given of the value of certain U. S. *382Treasury notes, alleged to have been stolen, than the respective denominations of the notes, viz., a-twenty dollar bill and three five dollar bills, all of'the value of thirty-five dollars. When it was proven that U. S. Treasury notes of those denominations were stolen, we do not think any further proof: of their value was necessary. The courts will take judicial notice of the acts of Congress which define the nature and value of such notes; and by the statute the money due thereon shall be deemed prima facie evidence of their value — R. C. 1855, p. 577.

¶3Judgment affirmed.

Judge Wagner concurs; Judge Lovelace absent.
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