State v. Nordstrom

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Stiles, J.

Again the question is presented here, that the appellant, under the federal constitution, is entitled to have the charge against him presented upon an indictment found by a grand jury. In this instance the contention is based upon the language of the enabling act, which provided that the constitution of Washington should be republican in form, and “not repugnant to the constitution of the United States.”

*508Much learned investigation and ingenious argument have been expended by counsel in an endeavor to impress this court with the view that…