Stacy v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

Adultery is the offense; punishment fixed at a fine of one hundred dollars.

The prosecution is based upon complaint and information. The complaint was signed “S. E. Smith”. It contained no jurat. A motion to quash the information because of the absence of complaint sworn to as required by statute was overruled. The court permitted the amendment of the complaint by inserting the jurat without any proof that Smith had made the oath. A complaint reduced to writing and verified by affidavit before an officer authorized to administer oath is made by statute an essential…