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Allstodt v. StateAllstodt v. State

Indiana Supreme Court
Nov 15, 1874
Reporters:
Before:
Bttskiek
Bttskiek, C. J.

The appellant was prosecuted and convicted ‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍in the court below for malicious trespass. The prosecution proceeded solely upon an affidavit. There was ‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍no information filed. It has been held, that, in the absence of an indictment, there ‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍can be no prosecution commenced in the *234circuit court without an affidavit and information. Byrne v. The State, 47 Ind. ‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍120; Moniger v. The State, 48 Ind. 383.

The judgment is reversed, with costs; and the cause is remanded, with directions ‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍to the court below to quash the affidavit.

Case Details

Case Name: Allstodt v. State
Court Name: Indiana Supreme Court
Date Published: Nov 15, 1874
Citation: 49 Ind. 233
Court Abbreviation: Ind.
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