State v. Lawrence
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Barber District Court. Appeal by The State from the rulings of the district court quashing an information. The information, omitting the heading and verification, is as follows; “Comes now R. A. Cameron, the undersigned county attorney of the said county of Barber, and in the name and by the authority of the state of Kansas gives the court to understand and be informed that on the 23d day of April, 1889, at the county of Barber and state aforesaid, one Harry W.…
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Appeal from Barber District Court. Appeal by The State from the rulings of the district court quashing an information. The information, omitting the heading and verification, is as follows; “Comes now R. A. Cameron, the undersigned county attorney of the said county of Barber, and in the name and by the authority of the state of Kansas gives the court to understand and be informed that on the 23d day of April, 1889, at the county of Barber and state aforesaid, one Harry W. Stevens, then and there being the under-sheriff of the said county, brought one L. M. Spencer before O. C. Howe, then and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.:
James T. Lawrence was prosecuted under § 177 of the crimes act, for aiding a prisoner to escape from legal custody. The sufficiency of the information is the only question presented. It sets out fully and sufficiently that an offense had been committed by one Spencer; that he had been *128arrested and taken before a magistrate, who adjourned the hearing until a later time; and that the prisoner, failing to give the required recognizance, was duly committed to the jail of Barber county until the day fixed for the examination; that under this…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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