State v. Vincent

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

FenNER, J.

The following are the alleged errors on which the defendant claims reversal of the judgment, viz :

1. Denial by the judge a quo of a motion to quash the information on the ground that, at the same term which it was filed, the same homicide had been jiresented to the grand jury in an indictment for murder and had been returned by them, “ not a true bill.” After such finding, it is claimed the district attorney was without authority to file, an information for manslaughter, based on the same facts.

We find it impossible to distinguish the case…