State ex rel. Markham v. Read

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Blanchard, J.

On November 17, 1898, the grand jury in and for the Parish of Vernon returned a bill of indictment against relator, charging him with bigamy. He was arraigned under the same and pleaded not guilty.

The day following a motion to quash the indictment was filed, tried and sustained.

Whereupon, the District Attorney immediately filed a bill of information reiterating the charge of bigamy. A second arraignment and plea of not guilty followed.

The information charged the bigamy to have been committed on October 14, 1897.

*272The accused (relator herein)…