People v. Margelis

Convicted of resisting an officer, defendant prosecutes review by writ of error.

The information charged the resistance in the language of the statute, named the officer, and alleged the duty he was performing. Defendant’s motion to quash on the ground that the information did not specifically set out his acts was overruled. The Constitution (Art. 2, § 19) requires that an accused be informed of the nature of the accusation against him. The statute (3 Comp. Laws 1915, .§ 14994) defines the nature of the crime here involved. The information informed the accused of the nature of the accusation,…