People v. Newman

The defendant was convicted on the 7th day of January, 1930, by Thomas M. Hall, justice of the peace of the town of Lebanon, Madison county, while holding a Court of Special Sessions, and, after a plea of guilty, was sentenced to serve sixty days and pay a fine of twenty-five dollars.

From this judgment the defendant has appealed; the appeal is made on three alleged grounds:

1. The insufficiency of the information and warrant.

2. That the justice failed to inform defendant of his rights.

3. That the commitment was defective.

As to the first ground, it is claimed that the information does not state…