Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1889

State v. Agnew

State v. Agnew
Supreme Court of Arkansas · Decided November 15, 1889
52 Ark. 275

State v. Agnew

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam :

Indictment. The provision that the foreman of the grand jury shall sign the indorsement, “A true bill,” upon indictments, is directory, and the objection to the irregularity is waived, unless made before pleading. People v. Lawrence, 21 Cal., 372; State v. Mertens, 14 Mo., 94; State v. Creighton, 1 Nott & McCord, 256; Wam-kod-chow-neck-kow v. U. S., Morris, 1 Iowa, 332; State v. Cox, 6 Ire., 440; State v. Powell, 24 Texas, 135; State v. Murphy, 47 Mo., 274; State v. Shipley, 10 Minn., 223; State v. Brandon, 28 Ark., 411; State v. Johnson, 33 Ark., 174.

Reverse and remand, with directions to put defendant upon his trial.

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