State v. Griffin
Cases that cite this one
4 later published cases cite this decision.
- Rosen v. United States (Supreme Court of the United States 1896)
- State v. Perry (Iowa 1902)
- State v. Bauguess (Iowa 1898)
- Commonwealth v. McCance (Mass. 1895)
This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.
Opinion of the Court
The indictment charged that appellee, “ in the county of Bell, in said State of Texas, on the 24th day of December, anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, did then and there designedly make an obscene and indecent exhibition of his person in public, contrary to law and against the peace and dignity of the State.” This indictment was sufficient. In the language of Chief Justice Roberts, in the case of John C. Moffit, charged with indecent exposure or exhibition of his person, and decided at this term, “ it is generally sufficient and proper in indictments of this character that the language of the statute should be followed—nothing more- nor less.” In Arkansas, under a statute in almost the precise language of ours, an indictment charging the offense as in the one before the court was held to be sufficient. (The State v. Hazle, 20 Ark., 186.) The court erred in sustaining the exceptions to the indictment, for which the judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.
Reversed and remanded.
Case-law data current through September 30, 2026. Source: CourtListener bulk data.