Hurst v. State

The accusation in this case alleges that the defendant, Henry Hurst, did “run into the wagon of one Everett King, and cause an accident thereby, while he, the said Henry Hurst, was operating a motor-vehicle on said highway, and did fail to render to the said Everett King such assistance as was reasonable or necessary, contrary to the laws,” etc. The defendant demurred to the *523accusation, on the following grounds: “1. That said accusation fails to charge any criminal offense. 2. That said accusation is so vague, indefinite, general, and uncertain as not to put the defendant on notice as to what…