Crabbs v. State

This was a prosecution commenced by affidavit filed on October 22, 1921, in the Delaware Circuit Court charging that Robert Crabbs, “on or about the 22nd day of October, 1921, at and in the county of Delaware, State of Indiana, did then and *250there unlawfully keep and have in his possession intoxicating liquor, in violation of the laws of the State of Indiana.”

The defendant made a motion to quash the affidavit, assigning two reasons: First, that the facts stated in the affidavit do not constitute a public offense; second, that the affidavit does not state the offense charged with sufficient…