State v. Bush
Supreme Court of Kansas
Motion for Rehearing. Prosecution for improperly registering the name of a voter. The court below sustained the motion to quash the information, and discharged the defendant, Bush. The State appealed.
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Motion for Rehearing. Prosecution for improperly registering the name of a voter. The court below sustained the motion to quash the information, and discharged the defendant, Bush. The State appealed. This court, at its session in January, 1891, reversed the judgment of the district court of Butler county, and remanded the cause for further proceedings. [The State v. Bush, 45 Kas. 138, et seq.) In due time the defendant filed his motion for a rehearing, which the court overruled, at its session in October, 1891.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.:
Upon the original hearing, no argument or appearance in behalf of the defendant was made; but upon *202this application for a rehearing the defendant appears by his counsel and insists that the information filed against him is inadequate in its averments, and fatally defective in not charging a culpable intent. It is stated, in substance, that he was the city clerk of El Dorado, and that he unlawfully and feloniously registered J. N. Hanna as a qualified voter, when Hanna did not appear in person, or was not present in the office of the city…
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