Case Name: Jackson v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Indiana
Jurisdiction: Indiana
Decision Date: 1874-11
Citations: 48 Ind. 251
Docket Number: 
Parties: Jackson v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Indiana Reports
Volume: 48
Pages: 251–251

Head Matter:
Jackson v. The State.
'CaiumAi, Law.—Circuit Court.—Affidavit.—A prosecution for a misdemeanor commenced in the circuit court hy affidavit without an information can not he sustained.
From the Switzerland Circuit Court.
J. J.. Works, J. D. Works, and W. M. Smith, for appellant.
J. O. Denny, Attorney General, and O. A. Buskirk, Attorney General, for the State.

Opinion:
Biddle, J.
State prosecution commenced in the circuit court, by affidavit without an information, for obstructing a highway. Motion to quash the affidavit overruled, exception. Trial and conviction. Motion for a new trial overruled, and* exception. Appeal.
In the case of Byrne v. The State, 47 Ind. 120, it was held that a prosecution for a misdemeanor, commenced in the circuit court by affidavit without an information, could not be sustained. According to that decision, this case is erroneous.
The judgment is reversed, cause remanded, with instructions 4o sustain the motion to quash the affidavit.