Case Name: State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Thomas W. Hunter, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Missouri
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 1868-03
Citations: 42 Mo. 238
Docket Number: 
Parties: State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Thomas W. Hunter, Appellant.
Judges: The other judges concur.
Reporter: Missouri Reports
Volume: 42
Pages: 238–238

Head Matter:
State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Thomas W. Hunter, Appellant.
1. Practice, Criminal—Appeals—Neglect to file statements, etc., how treated.— In appeals from the Criminal Court, where no statement or hriefs are filed, the case will he dismissed. In these cases the Supreme Court is governed by the practice in civil cases, and not by the act concerning criminal practice.
Appeal from St. Louis Criminal Court.
C. P. Johnson, Circuit Attorney, and Huffman <§’ Brown, for respondent.
Marshall fy Withers, for appellant.

Opinion:
Holmes, Judge,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from the St. Louis Criminal Court, in a suit commenced before a justice of the peace for an assault and battery. There are no statements or briefs, as required by statute. In these cases we are governed here by the practice in civil cases, and not by the act concerning criminal practice. (State v. Warne, 27 Mo. 418; 18 Mo. 318; 38 Mo. 295; 39 Mo. 419; 40 Mo. 603.)
The appeal will therefore be dismissed.
The other judges concur.