Haller v. State

I respectfully dissent. The information upon which the defendant was tried, as set out in full in the majority opinion, charges him with the crime of incest committed upon his daughter by having carnal knowledge of her “on numerous and divers occasions between August 24, 1946, and August 24, 1949 . . .”

The defendant filed a motion for a bill of particulars, asking that the dates upon which he was accused of committing incest be set forth, and that the particular occasion for which he was being prosecuted be specified.

I believe that under our statute the defendant was entitled to a bill of…