State v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Olayton District Court. The following information was filed before a justice of the peace: “STATE OF IOWA, ) Clayton County. j State of Iowa, ) Clark Thompson. ) Before T. C. Thompson, Justice of the £>eaGG‘ “ Albert P. White, a resident of Clayton county, Iowa, says that he has reason to believe, and does believe, that Clark Thompson has in his saloon building, in Strawberry Point, intoxicating liquors, such as alcohol, wine, brandy and whisky, and that said…
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Appeal from Olayton District Court. The following information was filed before a justice of the peace: “STATE OF IOWA, ) Clayton County. j State of Iowa, ) Clark Thompson. ) Before T. C. Thompson, Justice of the £>eaGG‘ “ Albert P. White, a resident of Clayton county, Iowa, says that he has reason to believe, and does believe, that Clark Thompson has in his saloon building, in Strawberry Point, intoxicating liquors, such as alcohol, wine, brandy and whisky, and that said intoxicating liquors are owned and kept by said Clark Thompson, and are intended by him to be sold in violation of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Seevebs, Ch. J.
The objections made to the information and warrant are:
1. cbimiitai. tion: intoxiquorsT I. That it does not appear therefrom that the informant is a credible resident of the county. The Code, § 1544, provides: “If any credible resident of any county shall” * * make complaint or file an information the justice shall issue a warrant. The justice determines whether the informant is a credible resident or not, but the statute does not require such fact to be stated, either in the information or warrant. As a matter of form and substance, both are sufficient. Commonwealth v. Lottery…
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