Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1839-12-09

SO. When any person shall be in actual con
finement in Jail, by virtue of a complaint for any
crime or msdemeanor, the supreme court held II
the county where such person is confined may, OF
application in writing of such person, direct tba
an information he filed against him for the OIL
fence for which he stands charged, and on sucu
Information being filed, such court may receive
aud record plea of guilty, and award sentence
thereon, and hear and determine any question o.
. law arising on such information.
60. H. upon an information filed before The
supreme court, as aforesaid, tue respondent shaI
plead not guilty. or any other plea upon which al
: issue Of fact shall he joined, such information
with certificate of the proceedings thereon, shall
be removed TO the county court Tor such county
and he there tried in the same manner as if Il bill
of indictment had been returned against such res
pendent
81. ruy person is actually confined in ai by
virtue of complaint for crime or msdeneanOr,
the county court for the county in which such
person shall he confined may, on motion, in wri
ting ofsuch person, direct an information TO he filed
against him for such offence, aud on such infor-
nation being fled such court may proceed in the
trial of such person in the same manner as Il an
indictment had been presented against by the grand
jury
62. The visions ofthe last three sections shall
not extend to any crime for which the punishment
prescribed hy law is death.
63. Ifany person bound to appear before the
county court criminal charge, inorna
ton or indictment, shall not appear but forfeit his
recoguizance, such court shall order warrant 10
be issued from time to time, to take the body of
such person for trial, and the surety of such per-
son shall have power to take aud deliver him up
to the officer having such warrant, to the
that issued the same; and On chancerng such re-
coguiZance the court shall consider the same in
favor Of such surety.
o. Every question OF law decided by the
0rici ri.I
by jury, ia prosecutionby Indictment or iufor
nation for any crime or msdemeanor, may, after
verdict of guilty is returned, be allowed and
placed upon the record, if the court upon consd-
GRAFTON Of the difficulty and importance of such
question shall so direct, and not otherwise and
the same shall thereupon pass to the supreme
court for final decision, and Judgment,
sentence and execution shall be thereupon res
pited and stayed.
65. Exceptions to the decision of the county
court upon any motion in arrest of Judgment
made III prosecution by indictment or inioyma
ton, may be allowed and placed upon the record
if such court, upon consideration Of the difficulty
and importance of the question, shall so dheci,
and not Otherwise, and the same shall herenpon !
pass to the supreme court for final decision
and Judgment sentence and execution shall there
upon be respited and stayed.
&C. IT, on inspection of the record in any such
cause, the supreme court shall he Of opinion that
Judgment ought TO he rendered upon the verdict,
such court shall proceed to render Judgment aud
sentence thereon, according to law, and cause eX-
ecutIoh thereof to be done otherwise the cause
shall be removed TO the county court for trial. or
judgment of acquitlal shall be rendered by the su
preme court, as law and justice may require.
g.. No writ Of error shall be aowe in n Grim
inal cause, prosecuted by indictment or inorma
ton.
6S. When any person shall he prosecuted by
Indictment or information Tor utterng and pub
fishing any libel, or for defanng the civil author
ity ofthis state, the respondent may plead the
general ISSUE moi guilty, and may give in evi
dence to the jury the truth the words contained
in such supposed be', or set forth in such indict !
ment or information, and if the truth of The words
contained IN such supposed libel so set forth in
such indictment or in1ormalion are proved to the
satisfaction Of the jury, they shall bring in their
verdict not guilty.
1.-THE foregoing chapter is now in force