State v. Davidson

This was a criminal information before a justice of the peace for an assault and battery. The defendant was convicted before the justice and fined $40 and costs. He appealed to the criminal court of Greene county, where a trial de novo was had, which again resulted in his conviction, and in the imposition of a fine of $100 and costs. He now appeals to this court. *

The first assignment of error is that the information was not properly verified. This assignment is clearly untenable. The affidavit charges the commission of the act in direct terms, and not upon information and belief. The cases…