Supreme Court of Vermont, 1797

State v. Johnson

State v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Vermont · Decided June 15, 1797
1 D. Chip. 129

State v. Johnson

Opinion of the Court

By the Court.

Frauds are indictable, but the particular acts must be set forth, and they must be such as common prudence cannot guard against. This information cannot be supported.

General charges are allowed in two cases only — that of a common scold, and that of a common barrator. In all other cases it has been laid down as a rule, that the facts constituting the crime must be set forth so definitely that the Court can see what the crime is.

Judgment that the information is insufficient.

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