Stephens v. State

The defendant, Frank J. Stephens, was charged in the district court of Jackson county with the commission of the crime of bigamy, a third and subsequent felony, was tried, convicted, and sentenced to serve 21 months in the State Penitentiary, and has appealed to this court.

Only two contentions have been presented, to wit:(1) The court erred in allowing the county attorney to1 amend the information in a matter1 of substance after the jury had been impaneled and sworn to try the cause.(2) The punishment imposed was excessive.

The information, in so far as it relates to the crime of bigamy, the…