Commonwealth v. Perrigo

JUDGE DUVALL

delivered the opinion of the court:

The indictment charges that the defendant suffered certain named persons “to play in a house, or on premises in the county aforesaid, then in the occupation and under the control of the said Perrigo, a game of cards, at which game of cards, played as aforesaid, money or property was won and lost.”

This indictment was held insufficient upon demurrer.

The rule is well settled, that an indictment must set forth ' the offense with such certainty as to apprise the defendant of the nature of the accusation upon which he is to be tried and to constitute a…