State v. Lucas

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

In this action the defendant was convicted of robbery in the first degree. After verdict of guilty the trial court sustained the defendant’s motion in arrest of judgment. The state appeals.

The ground upon which the trial court sustained the motion in arrest of judgment was that the information did not sufficiently allege the venue of the offense so as to confer jurisdiction on the court. The information was in the following form:

“In the District Court of Anderson County, Kansas

State of Kansas, Plaintiff, v. No. 1,180 Dale Lucas, Defendant.

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