State v. Kelly

Nov 18, 1902
Reporters:
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Before:
Burgess
BURGESS, J.

Defendant 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.

While 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.]

Tbe judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

All of this Division concur.