State v. Haney
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Wright Circuit Court. — How. Alfred Page, Special Judge. (1) The motion to quash the indictment in the case should have been sustained.
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Appeal from Wright Circuit Court. — How. Alfred Page, Special Judge. (1) The motion to quash the indictment in the case should have been sustained. It is the fundamental law of this state that the indictment or information should thoroughly appraise the defendant of the accusation he must prepare to meet and repel at the trial and should be so definite and certain that the trial had thereon, whether resulting in acquittal or conviction could be pleaded in bar of a further prosecution for the same offense. Bill of Rights, art. 2, sec. 22State v. Nunley, 185 Mo. Ill; State v. Fisher, 58 Mo.…
1Opinion of the CourtNixon, P. J.
This was a prosecution by indictment against Thomas Haney for unlawfully selling intoxicating liquor in violation of the Local Option Law of Wright county. A motion to quash the indictment was filed and overruled. A motion was thereupon filed to quash the regular panel of petit jurors which was heard by the court and overruled. Directly thereafter, the defendant offered to file another motion to quash the regular panel alleging (1) that the drawing or selection of said panel of jurors was by an unauthorized person, to-wit, the prosecuting attorney; (2) that the said panel of jurors was not…
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