State v. Moore

Blackford, J. —

This was an indictment against the defendant, as clerk of the Warrick Circuit Court, for extortion.

The indictment was amended on motion of the prosecuting attorney; but it was afterwards quashed on the defendant’s motion.

The indictment originally commenced as follows: “ Warrick county,' ss. The grand jurors impanneled and sworn to inquire for the state of Indiana, and for the body of the county of Warrick, upon their ■- present,” &c.; the word oath, after the word their, being omitted. The inserting of the omitted word was the amendment made. The defendant objects to that…