Lynn v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
■ Appeal from the Circuit Court for Carroll County, where the case was tried before Roberts, C. J., Jones and Reveix, JJ. .The appellant was indicted for bastardy and upon the overruling of his demurrer to the indictment pleaded as follows “First.—That the Court has no jurisdiction in this cause. , And for a second plea, that there is no judgment of a justice of the peace upon which the indictment in this cause is based, a.nd this Court is without jurisdiction.
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■ Appeal from the Circuit Court for Carroll County, where the case was tried before Roberts, C. J., Jones and Reveix, JJ. .The appellant was indicted for bastardy and upon the overruling of his demurrer to the indictment pleaded as follows “First.—That the Court has no jurisdiction in this cause. , And for a second plea, that there is no judgment of a justice of the peace upon which the indictment in this cause is based, a.nd this Court is without jurisdiction. And for a third plea, that there is no proper recognizance entered,into by the traverser from the-judgment of any justice of the…
1Opinion of the CourtBoyd, J.
An indictment was found in the Circuit Court for Carroll County against the appellant, which charged that on the 27th day of January, 1894,* he did beget, in and upon the body of Rosa B. Haines, a male illegitimate child, which was born on the 27th day of October, 1894. A demurrer was entered to the indictment, which was overruled, and the traverser then filed four pleas, the second of which was withdrawn and the others demurred to and the demurrer sustained.
Before considering the demurrer to the indictment and the first bill of exceptions, which practically presents the same question, we…
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