State v. Ford

The defendant, Ford, was tried in the municipal court of the city of Des Moines under an alleged information which he contends was insufficient to confer jurisdiction on the court or to sustain the conviction and penalty imposed.

The purported information, under which the defendant was tried and convicted, was in the following form:

‘Information 93-936 No. 28507

‘State of Iowa vs. “Defendant D. B. Ford

“Address Mitchellville

“License 77-37750

“Is accused of No tail light

“At 11 St. No. Wash.

“On or about 9-18-35 Time 2:45 A.

“In the city of Des Moines, in the County of Polk, State of Iowa, unlawfully…