Case Name: The State, Appellant, vs. Houston, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Missouri
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 1853-10
Citations: 19 Mo. 211
Docket Number: 
Parties: The State, Appellant, vs. Houston, Respondent.
Judges: the other judges concurring.
Reporter: Missouri Reports
Volume: 19
Pages: 211–212

Head Matter:
The State, Appellant, vs. Houston, Respondent.
1. An indictment against A. for inciting- E. to a murder, by mistake charged that he incited A. Held, fatal.
Appeal from, Cape Girardeau Circuit Court.

Opinion:
Ryland, Judge.
The defendant, Samuel Houston, was indicted for inciting William R. Sumner to murder one Charles Krehbul. The indictment was, on his (Houston's) motion, quashed. The circuit attorney excepted, and brings the case here by appeal. In looking into the indictment, it appears that the pleader has charged Houston, not with inciting, aiding, abetting, &c., said William R. Sumner to do the murder, but he charges Houston with inciting, moving, abetting and coun selling Houston himself to commit the murder — a mistake, no doubt, but a fatal one. The judgment of the Circuit Court is affirmed,
the other judges concurring.