State v. De Paoli

Citations

• 24 Wash. 71
• 63 P. 1102
• 1901 Wash. LEXIS 496

Syllabus

<p>CRIMINAL LAW — MISDEMEANOR — PROSECUTION BY INFORMATION — GROUNDS FOR.</p> <p>The rule governing in ease of prosecutions by information for felony, that the information need not allege the grounds justifying procedure in that form rather than by indictment, but that defendant must urge objections because of the absence of grounds for the filing of an information prior to his plea thereto, is applicable also in prosecutions for misdemeanor by information.</p> <p>SAME-SELLING LIQUOR TO MINOR — SUFFICIENCY OF INFORMATION.</p> <p>An information which charges that defendant “did wilfully, unlawfully and knowingly sell and give intoxicating liquor,” to a minor, sufficiently charges that defendant had knowledge of the minority of the purchaser, and the word “knowingly” is not referable to the act of selling the liquor alone, but imports knowledge of the thing done as well as an evil intent or bad purpose in doing such thing.</p>