Howard v. State

This was a criminal prosecution based upon an affidavit, and commenced before a justice of the peace. After a finding and judgment against them befoi’e the justice, the defendants appealed to the circuit court, where’ they moved to quash the affidavit, but their motion was overruled. The court trying the cause found the defendants guilty as charged, and, over a motion in arrest, rendered judgment accordingly. The defendants, still further appealing to this court, have submitted an elaborate argument against the sufficiency of the affidavit.

The affidavit charged “that, on or about the 14th day…