Dent v. West Virginia

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1889-01-14

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Mb. JustiCB Fíeld, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. Whether the indictment upon which the plaintiff in error was tried and found guilty is open to objection for want of sufficient certainty in its averments, is a question which does not appear- to have been raised either on the trial or before the Supreme Court of the State. The pres…

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