State v. Workman

The defendant was convicted of the crime of manufacturing intoxicating liquor. He appeals from the order denying his motion for a new trial. The criminal proceeding was initiated by an information of the county attorney pursuant to G. S. 1913, § 9159, et seq. The proceeding by information was held to constitute due ¡process in State v. Keeney, 153 Minn. 153, 189 N. W. 1023.

The statute requires the indorsement of “a true bill” on an indictment, and the insertion at its foot of the names of the witnesses before the grand jury. G. S. 1913, § 9132. An information is not an indictment. It is not a…