Ohio Supreme Court, 1829

Gatewood v. State

Gatewood v. State
Ohio Supreme Court · Decided December 15, 1829
4 Ohio 353
Gatewood v. State

Opinion of the Court

By the Court :

The objection taken is fatal. Where the scienter is part of the statutory description of the offense, it must be so laid in the indictment.

Judgment reversed.

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