Legal Opinion

Francisco v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1848PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THIS was an indictment against the appellant for carrying on and transacting the business and occupation *180of vending wooden, brass, and composition clocks without license. After a motion to quash the indictment had been overruled, there was a trial under the pica of not guilty, and the appellant was convicted. A motion in arrest of judgment was also overruled.

Held, that the indictment, being founded on two sta-. tutes,is defective because it does not conclude, “contrary to the form of the statutes?'' The State v. Moses, 7 Blackf. 244.—The State v. Hunter, 8 id. 212. The indictment should,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State v. MosesIndiana Supreme Court · 1844

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. McKown v. FurgasonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1878
  2. United States v. TroutDistrict Court, D. Indiana · 1867

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