State v. Lymus
Ohio Supreme Court
Exceptions of the prosecuting attorney to the ruling of the Court of Common Pleas of Logan county The facts necessary to understand the ruling excepted to-are stated in the opinion of the court!
1Opinion of the CourtRex, J.
The defendant was indicted at the March term, 1872, of the Court of Common Pleas of Logan county, for burglary.
The burglary consisted of breaking and entering a stable in the night season, with intent to steal property of value contained therein, to wit, a dog found therein, the property of the owner of the stable, of the value of twenty-five dollars.
The defendant moved to quash the indictment on the ground that it did not charge him with the commission of an offense which was punishable by the criminal laws of this state.
*401The court sustained the motion, and ordered the defendant to be…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Findlay v. BearSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1822