Miller v. State

Citations

• 81 Miss. 162

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law and Procedure. Misdemeanors. Affidavit. Amendment. Conclusion. Constitution 1890, $ 169.</p> <p>The validity of an amended affidavit, upon which a prosecution for a misdemeanor is based, when it is independent of, and a substitute for the original one, must be determined from its face, and if it fail to conclude with the words (as required by constitution of 1890, $169). “against the peace and dignity of the state” a conviction under it is a nullity.</p>