State v. Barlett

Appellant was convicted and fined fifteen dollars upon a charge made in the information, which is as follows:

“Dean S. Johnston, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney within and for the County of Jasper, and State of Missouri, upon his official, oath, informs-the Magistrate that on or about the 26th day of October, 1963, in the County of Jasper, and State of Missouri.

“George Wayne Barlett operated his 1962 Mercury at a speed in excess of the State limits, to-wit: upwards to 85 mites per hour.”

The sole question is whether the information charged a crime.

Section 304.010, RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S., provides…