Lindsay v. State

On Application for Rehearing

Lindsay’s application says we have left eight unanswered questions. So as not to choke off any higher review because of our seemingly leaving out any facet of our consideration, we shall take them up seriatim with each followed by our answer.

Q. “2. Where a statute is general, is it sufficient in the indictment to merely follow its language, or must the indictment allege the specific offense coming under the general description of the statute in order to satisfy the constitutional right of the accused to be informed of the nature of the cause of action against him ?”