George J. Henderson v. Alwynn Cronvich

Under Louisiana law a defendant may be prosecuted by information for an offense less than capital. 1 In capital cases an indictment is prerequisite.

The appellant, in state custody under an information for an offense less than capital, unsuccessfully sought relief by habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He contended there, and he argues here, that the provision of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States which prohibits prosecution for infamous crimes except on the indictment of a Grand Jury applies to the states under the…