City of Alexandria v. Viering

Defendant appealed from a judgment.

The criminal complaint filed with a justice of the peace accused defendant of maintaining a nuisance in relation to intoxicating liquor “contrary to section 2 of Ordinance No. 35 of the City of Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota, and against the form of the statute in such case made and provided.” Defendant was convicted, and he appealed to the district court on questions of law only and the conviction was affirmed.

The contention is that the complaint is not sufficient to warrant a conviction because (1) it is indefinite and does not inform the defendant…