Morris v. State

Citations

• 118 Miss. 605
• 79 So. 811

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law. Prosecution before justice of the peace. Affidavit charging offense.</p> <p>An affidavit charging the offense for which defendant is put upon trial before a justice of the peace, is essential to his jurisdiction, and also to that of the circuit court on appeal, and for want of such affidavit, a conviction by the circuit court will be reversed.</p>