¶1 The crime and penalty of the seventh section are different from those of the eighth. The indictment, not informing the defendant which crime he is charged with, is bad for uncertainty.
¶2 Indictment quashed.
58 N.H. 348
State v. Messenger
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided June 5, 1878
Supreme Court of New Hampshire · decided 1878-06-05
Indictment, for embezzlement, containing in one count so much of the language of ss. 7 and 8 of c. 257, Gen. St., that it is uncertain which of those sections the defendant is accused of violating. Motion to quash reserved.
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Decided 1878-06-05
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