3 S.C.L. 160
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided May 15, 1802
Supreme Court of South Carolina · decided 1802-05-15
Defendant was indicted, and convicted, in Colleton district, for buying corn from a slave, contrary to the act of 1796, which enacts, “ that if any shopkeeper, or other person, shall, by himself, or other person, directly, or indirectly, buy from any slave any corn, or any other article whatever, or otherwise deal with any slave, not having a ticket, or permit, so to deal, Syc.,from and under the hand of his master, or owner, or such other person as may have the care or…
Decided 1802-05-15
¶1The judgment must be arrested.- The offence is-not charged with sufficient certainty. The words, “ or such other person,” &c., ought not have been omitted. For any thing that appears on the face of the indictment, the party might be innocent of any offence against the act, and yet be guilty of the offencecharged in the indictment.
¶2Judgment arrested.-