Brown v. State

The plaintiffs in error were tried in Polk County on a change of venue from Hillsborough County on an information filed in the Criminal Court' of Hillsborough County charging the defendants therein named with conspiracy to violate, and with the violation of, Section 7159 C. G. L., 5057 R. G. S., relating to the false imprisonment for kidnaping of one Eugene F. Poulnot. The first two counts charged conspiracy to kidnap. The last two counts charged the substantive offense of kidnaping. The five plaintiffs in error were found guilty and sentenced under the fourth count charging the substantive…