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48 Ind. 251

Jackson v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 1874

Indiana Supreme Court · decided 1874-11-15

<p>'CaiumAi, Law.—Circuit Court.—Affidavit.—A prosecution for a misdemeanor commenced in the circuit court hy affidavit without an information can not he sustained.</p>

Relies on Byrne v. State

Decided 1874-11-15

Biddle, J.

¶1State prosecution commenced in the circuit court, by affidavit without an information, for obstructing a highway. Motion to quash the affidavit overruled, exception. Trial and conviction. Motion for a new trial overruled, and* exception. Appeal.

¶2In the case of Byrne v. The State, 47 Ind. 120, it was held that a prosecution for a misdemeanor, commenced in the circuit court by affidavit without an information, could not be sustained. According to that decision, this case is erroneous.

¶3The judgment is reversed, cause remanded, with instructions 4o sustain the motion to quash the affidavit.

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