Davis v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Sebastian. Circuit Court, Greenwood District; Daniel Hon, Judge; The indictment is not sufficiently certain. I Ark. 171; 5 Ark. 444; 26 Ark. 323; 27 Ark. 493; 29 Ark. 68; Id. 165; Id. 225; 30 Ark. 496; 33 Ark. 561; 34 Ark. 158; Id. 263; Id. 275; Id. 433: 36 Ark. 242; Id. 284; 38 Ark. 519; 43 Ark. 93; 57 Ark. 560; 42 Ark. 73; 47 Ark. 551; 48 Ark. 66; 48 Ark. 94; 55 Ark. 360; 55 Ark. 389; Id. 353; 49 Ark. 499; 18 Tex. App. 15; 43 Tex. 414; 7 Tex.
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Appeal from Sebastian. Circuit Court, Greenwood District; Daniel Hon, Judge; The indictment is not sufficiently certain. I Ark. 171; 5 Ark. 444; 26 Ark. 323; 27 Ark. 493; 29 Ark. 68; Id. 165; Id. 225; 30 Ark. 496; 33 Ark. 561; 34 Ark. 158; Id. 263; Id. 275; Id. 433: 36 Ark. 242; Id. 284; 38 Ark. 519; 43 Ark. 93; 57 Ark. 560; 42 Ark. 73; 47 Ark. 551; 48 Ark. 66; 48 Ark. 94; 55 Ark. 360; 55 Ark. 389; Id. 353; 49 Ark. 499; 18 Tex. App. 15; 43 Tex. 414; 7 Tex. App. 623; 65 Cal. 501; 2 Thompson on Trials, 2313. Motions for continuances are addressed to the discretion of the trial judge. 41 Ark.…
1Opinion of the CourtFrauenthal, J.
The defendant, Van Davis, was indicted by the grand jury of Sebastian County for the crime of seduction. In the body of the indictment it was alleged that the defendant “then and there being a man, unlawfully and feloniously did obtain carnal knowledge of one Anna Ragan, a single and unmarried female, by virtue of a false express promise of marriage to her previously made by said defendant, against the peace and dignity of the State of Arkansas.” The defendant interposed a demurrer to the indictment, which was overruled. He was then tried upon the indictment and convicted of the crime therein…
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