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8 Idaho 161

State v. Rathbone

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided December 16, 1901

Idaho Supreme Court · decided 1901-12-16

An indictment should be direct and certain as to the offense •charged and the particular circumstances when they are neces.sary to constitute a complete defense. (People v. Saviers, 14 Cal. 29.) The indictment should set forth the facts and circumstances of the alleged offense, so that the accused may be prepared for his defense. (People v. Hood, 6 Cal. 236; People -v. Wallace, 9 Cal. 30.) Defendant’s motion for bill of particulars should have been allowed.

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Decided 1901-12-16

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Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently June 1971

1 federal appellate · 2 state decisions

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QUARLES, C. J.

¶1— I concur in the result reached. I do not think the description of the property stolen sufficiently explicit. Yet, as it does not appear from the record that the defendant was prejudiced thereby the verdict and judgment thereon should not be disturbed.

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