State v. Crawford
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from St. Francis Circuit Court. H. N. Hutton, Judge. This is a good indictment under § 1868, Sand. & H. Dig.; 55 Ark. 532; Sand &. H. Dig., §§ 2074, 2075, 2076; 37 Ark. 412;'40 S. W. Rep. 85. The indictment fails to state to whom the cotton was sold. 26 Ark. 323; 27 id. 493; 38 id. 517; 1 Whart. Cr. Law, § 285; 37 Ark. 419. The word “felonious” is not used in connection with the intent. Sand. & H. Dig., § 1868; 24 Ark. 346; 54 Ark. 493, as modified in 54 id. 493.
1Opinion of the Court
Bunn, O. J.
This is an indictment for the crime of removing mortgaged property, to which the defendant interposed a demurrer, and, the same being sustained by tbe court, judgment •was rendered for defendant, and tbe state appeals. Tbe demurrer is as follows, to-wit: “Tbe defendant, C. C. Crawford, demurs to tbe indictment herein, and for cause says that tbe same does not state facts sufficient to constitute a public offense, and for tbe further reason that said indictment does not sufficiently set forth tbe circumstances attending tbe commission of the offense.” From tbe argument we infer that…
2Cited by1 opinion
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