People v. Wallace

Citations

• 9 Cal. 30

Syllabus

<p>An indictment must contain a statement of the facts constituting the offence charged against the defendant. The defects of an indictment are not cured by a verdict.</p> <p>In an indictment for murder, a statement of the manner of the death, and the means by which it was effected, is indispensable. It is also necessary to state the time and place, as well of the infliction of the wound, as of the death of the party, in order to fix the venue, and that it may appear on the record that the deceased died within a year and a day after receiving the injury.</p>