Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-12-25
SO. When any person shall BE- in a.,

SO. When any person shall be in ac,.
ual confinement in Jail, by virtue of /.
complaint for any crime or misdemeanor,
the supreme court held in the coun,y
where such person is confined NAV. on
application in writing of such person. d.
rect that an information be flied AGAINST
him for the offence for which he stands
charged, and on such information being
filed, such court may receive and reco,d
a plea of guilty, and award sentence there.
on, and hear and determine any question
of law arising on such Information.
GU Ii, upon an Information filed be-
lore the supreme court, as aforesaid. the
respondent shall plead not guilty, or any
other plea upon which an issue of fact
shall be joined. such information. with
certificate of the proceedings thereon.
shall be removed to the county court for
such county, and be there tried in the
same manner as if bill of indictment
had been returned against such respond
emit
81. Ifany person is actually confined
In jail by virtue of a complaint for crime
or mlsiemeanor, the county court for the
county in which such person shall be
confined may, on motion, in writing of
such person, direct an Information to be
hled against him for such offence, and on
such information being fled, such court
may proceed in the trial Of such person
IN the same manner as if an indictment
had been presented against by the grand
jury.
62 The provisions of The last three
sections shall not exlt NJ to any crime for
which the punishment prescribed by law
is death.
o. If any person bound 10 appear
before the county court on any criminal
charge, information or indictment, shall
not appear, but forfeit his recngnizlnce,
such court shall order a warrant 10 be
issued, from time to time, to take the BODY
OF such person for trial, and The surety cf
sach person shall have power TO take and
deliver him mp to the officer having snch
warrant, or to the court that issued the
same: and on chancering such recopniz.
ance, the court shall consider the same in
favor of snch surely.
o. Every CUES ion of law decided by
The county cout arising on demurrer. or
upon trial by jury, in prosecution BY
In llctnent or information for any crime
o. mlsdemeanor, may, after verdict of
guilty IS returned, be allowed and placed
upon the record, If the court upon consi1
Grafton OF the difficulty and importance OF
such question shall So direct, ard NOT OH
erwlSe; and the same shall ther,unon
pass 10 the supreme court for final de-
ciS'on, and Judgment, sentence and rxecn-
tion snail De lhereupon reSpited s. STAYED
%. Exceptions to the decision of The
county court upon any motion in arres,
OF Judgment made in prosecution nv IN.
dIctment or Information, may be allowed
and placed upon the record If such courr
upon consideration of The d .ficnltv and
Importance OF the Question, shall so d.
rec. and not otherwise, and The same
snail therenPon pass 10 the supreme
court for iual decision; and iudgmen,
sentence and execution shall thereupon b.
respit.d and stayed.
%. L on inspection Of the record in
any such cause, the supreme court shall
De OF opinion that judgment ough, 10 be
rendered upon the virdict such courl
shall proceed to render Judgment and
sentence thereon, according to law, and
cause execution thereof TO Be done: 9th.
erwIse the cause shall be removed 10 the
county court for trial, or Judgment Of ac.
quit u shall be rendered BY The supreme
court as law and justice may require.
o. No wri! of error Shall be- allowed
In criminal cause, prosecuted by inlict-
men' or Information.
%. When any person shall re prose.
culed by indictment or information f,r
utterng and publishing any libel, or far
deiamlng the civil authority of this State.
the respondent may plead the general is.
sue: not guilty, and may give 10 evidence !
10 the jury the truth of the words con- |
tanned ia such supposed libel. or set forth |
10 such Indictment, or information. and if .
me truth of the words contained in snch |
supposed libel SO set forth in such indic,.
nent or information, are proved to the
satisfaction of the jury. they shall bring
70 their verdict not guilty.
The foregoing chapter is now in force