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70 Me. 200

State v. Knowlton

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided September 10, 1879

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · decided 1879-09-10

On exceptions. Case stated in the opinion. 1. The “premises” or “place” to be searched are not “described and specifically designated,” as required by art. 1, § 5, of the constitution of this state, and by R. S., c. 27, § 35. “ A certain wagon on the fair ground,” neither “ describes nor specifically designates” any “place” or “premises.” The wagon is not described in any manner. There might be a hundred wagons on the fair ground.

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Decided 1879-09-10

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Appleton, C. J.

¶1This is a search and seizure process to which the defendant filed a general demurrer, to the overruling of which exceptions have been filed.

¶2The ground relied upon is that the place to be searched is not specifically designated.

¶3The allegation in the complaint is that intoxicating liquors are kept and deposited “in a certain wagon on the fair ground on the easterly side of Union Hall, in Searsport,” etc.

¶4A place is described. It is so clearly described that the wagon on the fair ground on the easterly side of Union Hall was found with the liquors therein intended to be sold in this state in violation of law, together with the defendant so intending to sell them. The description was such as enabled the officer to bring the offender before the court, and when there he admitted by his demurrer every material allegation in the complaint. Com. v. Intoxicating Liquors, 107 Mass. 386-392.

¶5A misnomer of a defendant is only pleadable in abatement. It cannot be taken advantage of in arrest of judgment. 1 Chit. Pl. (14 Am. ed.) 451. Where defendants are sued by their sirnames alone, the omission can only be taken advantage of by plea in abatement. Seeley v. Boon, Cox (N. J.) 138. A misnomer is waived by a failure to plead it or by a default. Bank v. Jaggers, 31 Md. 38. The objection that the accused is wrongly named is too late after arraignment. Wilcox v. State, 31 Tex, 586.

¶6Exceptions overruled.

Barrows, Dan forth, Virgin, Peters and Symonds, JJ., concurred.
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