State v. Hall

The appellant was convicted of the crime of having in his possession cannabis americana, a narcotic drug commonly known as marijuana.

The assignments of error in connection with the arguments in support thereof present two questions: (1)

whether there was a fatal variance between the charge in the information and the proof thereof in that the former alleged possession of cannabis americana and the latter established possession of cannabis sativa; (2) whether proof of the commission of a different crime than charged was improperly submitted by the state.

The information reads as follows:

“He, the…