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State v. StubblefieldState v. Stubblefield

Supreme Court of Missouri
Jul 15, 1862
Reporters:
Before:
Bates
Bates, Judge,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The 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.

The 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.

Judgment affirmed.

Judges Bay and Dryden concur.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Stubblefield
Court Name: Supreme Court of Missouri
Date Published: Jul 15, 1862
Citation: 32 Mo. 563
Court Abbreviation: Mo.
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