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State v. BurgessState v. Burgess

Supreme Court of Missouri
Apr 15, 1882
Reporters:
Before:
Sherwood
Sherwood, C. J.

We reverse the judgment herein,, and remand the cause, for the reason ‍‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍that no venue was proven. True, it ivas in evidence that the homicide was committed in “Camden Point,” and the defendant testified that he had “ ‍‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍been in Platte county four or five days before the difficulty,” but it nowhere appears that “Camden Point” is in Platte county, nor is. to be ‍‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍inferred that-it‘is in that county from the testimony of defendant as to his whereabouts for four or five days prior.to the occurrence on which the indictment ‍‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍is based. This ease is, therefore» on all-fours with that of State v. McGinniss, 74 Mo. 245. “We shall not rule on any other question in the case, ‍‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍as it may not be necessary in the event of a new trial.

All concur.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Burgess
Court Name: Supreme Court of Missouri
Date Published: Apr 15, 1882
Citation: 75 Mo. 541
Court Abbreviation: Mo.
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