State v. Weston

George Rose Smith, Justice.

The appellee was charged by information with the offense of criminal libel. The information was amplified by a bill of particulars filed by the State at the defendant’s request. The trial court sustained a demurrer to the information and dismissed the charges, on the ground that the statute defining the offense is so vague as to be unconstitutional. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-2401 (Repl. 1964). The constitutionality of the statute on its face, as it applies to this information and bill of particulars, is the issue now before us.

The information charged that Weston,…