McGuire v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of Marshall county. Hon. Z. M. Stephens, Judge. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. When the court ordered that the trial proceed on a certified copy of the indictment, the defendant had a right to plead thereto and should have been arraigned thereon. He might have shown that it was not a copy of the indictment.
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From the circuit court of Marshall county. Hon. Z. M. Stephens, Judge. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. When the court ordered that the trial proceed on a certified copy of the indictment, the defendant had a right to plead thereto and should have been arraigned thereon. He might have shown that it was not a copy of the indictment. The statute of limitations is a complete defense, and when it has once attached the subsequent repeal of the statute does not take away the defense. Inasmuch as the offense charged in this case was committed prior to April 5, 1872, and,…
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