4 Blackf. 49 | Ind. | 1835
Indictment against the defendant for selling spirituous liquors to an Indian. The indictment was quashed on motion of the defendant.
The indictment -contains several counts. One of the counts states that the jury on their oath find,—That the defendant, (naming him,) on, &c. at, &c. (stating the time and place,) sold and disposed of a quantity of spirituous liquor, to wit, a pint of whiskey of the value of 10 cents, to an Indian of this state, of the Miami nation of Indians, the name of which, said Indian, to the jurors aforesaid is wholly unknown, contrary to the form of the statute and against the peace of the state.
We are at a loss to conceive what objection could be taken to this count'of the indictment. The statute of 1832 states the offence described in the indictment to be an indictable one
We see no objection to the count to which we have referred; and the judgment must be reversed.
The judgment is reversed with costs. Cause remanded, &c.
Accord. Rev. Stat. 1838, p. 223.