Bennett v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lafayette 'Circuit Court; Jacob M. Carter, Judge; 1. There is nothing in the contention that the indictment is defective' because the instrument alleged to have been forged was- not indorsed.
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Appeal from Lafayette 'Circuit Court; Jacob M. Carter, Judge; 1. There is nothing in the contention that the indictment is defective' because the instrument alleged to have been forged was- not indorsed. It was not necessary to prove that it was endorsed. 91 Ark. 485; 77 Ark. 537. 2. The appearance of the statutory phrase “against the peace and dignity of the State of Arkansas” in the body of the indictment, at a place where it does not belong, does not vitiate the indictment. Indictments will not be quashed for mere clerical misprisions, where substantial rights of defendants are not…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
Appellant was indicted for forgery. The indictment, omitting the caption, is as follows:
“The grand jury of Lafayette County, in the name and by the authority of the State of Arkansas, on oath, accuse the defendant, Henry Bennett (alias Bud Bennett), of the crime of forgery, committed as follows, towit: Said defendant, on the 10th day of May, 1910, in Lafayette County, Arkansas, then and there did unlawfully and feloniously make, forge and counterfeit a certain paper writing, purporting to be a bank check, which said false and forged writing is of the tenor and effect as follows, towit:
“Roll…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McCoy v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1885
- Evans v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1893
- Grayson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
- Crossland v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
- Blais v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
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- State v. MasonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1922