Legal Opinion
State v. Boswell
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided January 29, 1886No. 12,764PublishedCited by 26 opinions
From the Huntington Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.
The first question which the record presents is: Can the State in any case proceed by information against a person accused of a felony, or must the proceeding be by indictment ?
It is assumed in the argument of appellee’s counsel, that the provisions of the Federal Constitution respecting the presentment of charges of felony and the mode of trial, apply to prosecutions under the laws of the State, and- prohibit prosecutions by information. This assumption can not be made good. The Federal and State courts, without diversity of opinion, have long held that the provisions of the Federal…
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3Cited by26 opinions
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