Gaines v. State

THOMAS, .1.

It,is provided by section 8 of the Constitution:

“That no person shall, for any indictable offense, be proceeded against criminally, by information, except in cases arising in the militia and volunteer forces when in actual service, or when assembled under arms, as a military organization, or, by leave of the court, for misfeasance, misdemeanor, extortion and oppression in office, otherwise than is provided in the Constitution: Provided, that in cases .of misdemeanor, the Legislature may by law dispense with a grand jury and authorize such prosecutions and proceedings before…