26 Mo. 199 | Mo. | 1858
delivered the opinion of the court.
The indictment for a rescue should state the nature and cause of the imprisonment of the person alleged to have been
This indictment neither states the cause of the imprisonment of Comfrey, nor whether Gunter was a public officer, nor, if a private person, that the defendants knew why he had Comfrey in custody.
The indictment was properly quashed, and the other judges concurring, the judgment will be affirmed.