State v. Hodgeden
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was an indictment for thejt, upon which .the respondent was arraigned, and tried, and convicted, in the county court. After verdict, the respondent filed the following motion in arrest, which was overruled, and sentence passed upon him; by virtue oí which he was sent to the stale prison. The respondent filed exceptions to this decision, and the proceedings were brought up to this Court.
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This was an indictment for thejt, upon which .the respondent was arraigned, and tried, and convicted, in the county court. After verdict, the respondent filed the following motion in arrest, which was overruled, and sentence passed upon him; by virtue oí which he was sent to the stale prison. The respondent filed exceptions to this decision, and the proceedings were brought up to this Court. “ And now the said Hodgeden, after yerdict, and before judgement and sentence, comes and moves the conn here, that all further procedings in said case be arrested, and no judgement be rendered therein ;…
1Opinion of the Court
Hutchinson, C. J.,
pronounced the opinion of the Court.— On inspection of this indictment, we perceive, that the characters arid figures used; are sbch as are in common use among us, and havfe been so from time immemorial. 'They are such as all persons, who write, and read writing, read and understand alike. These are so plainly written, according to the accustomed form of these characters and figures; that no two persons at all familiar with our daily manuscripts, could read and understand them differently. This exception attracted but a slight attention from the bench ofthe county court;…
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