 | Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1909 - 952 pages
...acts constituting the offense in ordinary and concise language, and in such Commonwealth v. Landis. a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended; and with such degree of certainty as to enable the court to pronounce judgment, on conviction, according... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1850 - 570 pages
...facts constituting the cause, or causes of action in ordinary and concise language, without repetition, and in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended, and a demand of the relief to which the plaintiff may suppose himself entitled. On the part of the defendant,... | |
 | Arkansas. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1873 - 782 pages
...[DECEMBER sented, and the name of the parties ; also a statement of the facts constituting the offense, in ordinary and concise language, and in such a manner...common understanding to know what is intended; and it must be direct and certain as regards the party and the offense charged ; the county in which it... | |
 | Arkansas. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1872 - 752 pages
...indictment must conThompson a. The State. [DECEMBB* tain "a statement of the acts constituting the offense, in ordinary and concise language, and in such a manner...common understanding to know what is intended." And section 123 says: "The indictment must be direct and certain, as regards, first, the party charged... | |
 | Arkansas. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1876 - 738 pages
...and what he had to meet and contest upon the trial. A statement of the acts constituting the offense in ordinary and concise language, and in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding toknow what is intended, is all that is required. Gantt's Dig.r sees. 1781, 1782,... | |
 | Alabama. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1871 - 818 pages
...constituting the offense to be stated in ordinary and concise language, without prolixity or repetition in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended, and with that degree of certainty which will enable the court, on conviction, to pronounce the proper judgment.... | |
 | New York (State). Commissioners on Practice and Pleadings - Civil procedure - 1848 - 904 pages
...court of sessions, stating the offence charged, in ordinal y and concise language, without repetition, and in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended, and verified by the oath Of the person making it, to the effect that he believes the charges to be true.... | |
 | Law - 1848 - 638 pages
...answer, which ¡ shall set forth the facts constituting the cause ; of action or defence, truly, in plain and concise language, and in such a manner as to enable a 'person of common understanding to know what is intended. In proper cases an affi! davit to be made at least of... | |
 | American periodicals - 1848 - 616 pages
...substitute a statement of the facts constituting the cause of action or defence, truly, ' in plain and concise language, and in such a manner as to enable a person of ordinary understanding to know what is intended.' the profession, but to the people at large ; and... | |
 | History, Modern - 1849 - 626 pages
...the facts constituting the cause of action, in ordinary and. concise language, without repetition, and in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended"! and a demand of the relief claimed. Six grounds of demurrer are specified, some of which include what have... | |
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Section 124 requires no more than that the indictment must be direct and certain as regards the offense charged. Subsection 2 of section 122 is as follows: "The indictment must contain • * * a statement of the acts constituting the offense, In ordinary... 
