State v. Presbury
Supreme Court of Missouri
APPEAL EROJI ST. LOUIS CRIMINAL COURT.- ,1. It is 'contended the indictment is good. It follows the words of the act. creating the offense, which as a general rule is sufficient and is contended to be sufficient in this case. State v. Boughcr, '3 Blackf. 307; United States v. Wilson, Bald. 78; State v. Lancaster, 2 McLean, 431; State v. Duncan, 9 Port. 260 ; State v. Mitchell, 6 Mo. R. 147 ; State v. Helm, 6 Mo.
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APPEAL EROJI ST. LOUIS CRIMINAL COURT.- ,1. It is 'contended the indictment is good. It follows the words of the act. creating the offense, which as a general rule is sufficient and is contended to be sufficient in this case. State v. Boughcr, '3 Blackf. 307; United States v. Wilson, Bald. 78; State v. Lancaster, 2 McLean, 431; State v. Duncan, 9 Port. 260 ; State v. Mitchell, 6 Mo. R. 147 ; State v. Helm, 6 Mo. R. 263'; State v. Noel, 5 Blackf. 548. An indictment charging a statute offense in the language of the statute, and so plainly that, the nature of the’ offense may be understood, by…
1Opinion of the CourtBirci-I, J.
The defendant in connection with three others (partners doubtless, but not so stated) was indicted for having violated the fourth section of the “act to prevent illegal banking and the circulation of a depreciated paper currency.” The indictment contains two counts. The first charging the defendant with passing and the second with receiving bank-notes promissory of the payment of money of less denominations than ten dollars, the same being then and there currency, &c. Presbury alone was served, but the motion to quash and the bill of exceptions being alike personative of all the…
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