State v. Brower

The defendant was arrested, tried, and convicted of the offense of disturbing the peace and quiet of the prosecuting witness, and appeals to this court.

The sufficiency of the complaint was put in issue by a motion to quash. It is conceded that the offense is charged in the language of the statute defining the offense, but it is contended that this is not sufficient— that the particular facts and illegal acts should be charged, that the defendant may be the better enabled to prepare his defense. In some jurisdictions this has been held requisite, but in this state, especially since the…