State v. Brown

The information in this case was filed by the attorney-general by virtue of the inherent authority of his office; and not the less so, because it professes to have been filed on the relation of a military officer next in rank to, and subject to the orders of, the defendant. To prevent delay by protracting the pleadings, upon the appearance of the defendant, it was agreed, that the information should be so amended as to set forth the facts upon which the government rely to impeach his title, so that he might demur to it, and bring the questions thereby raised, at once, to the consideration of…