50 Iowa 541 | Iowa | 1879
It is true that in State v. Merchant, supra, the information was in proper form, except that the name of the person making it was not signed thereto, and the only amendment sought to be made was affixing the proper signature, while in the case at bar it is conceded that the information in the charging part thereof is materially defective.
But, if the right of amendment be conceded, it may well be asked why limit it to such unimportant changes as permitting a signature to be affixed ? We can see no reason why it should not be permitted to any extent “consistent with the orderly
How any of these considerations precluded the amendment sought in the case at bar is not apparent. If the amendment would have been á surprise to defendant, the court, upon a proper showing, could have fully protected him by allowing sufficient time to prepare for trial upon the information as amended.
Beversed.