State v. Kibby

Apr 15, 1842
Reporters:

Opinion of the Court, delivered by

Scott, Judge.

An indictment was found against Kibby and ‍​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍others, containing two counts, one charging them with acting as grocers, without license, and the other with keeping a dram-shop, without license. On the trial, the ‍​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍circuit court compelled the circuit attorney to elect on which count he would proceed. This was objected to, and is the error assigned. The joinder ‍​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍of several offences in the same indictment in different counts, is no cause of demurrer, or arrest of l’udg- ° ment. • But in such ‍​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍cases, when the crimes alleged are felonies the court will compel the prosecutor to elect on which one he will proceed. This, however, is never done ‍​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍where the indictment is for misdemeanors. Storrs v. State, 3 vol. Mo. Rep.