State v. Jones

Citations

• 71 Miss. 872

Syllabus

<p>Extortion. Indictment, Ghrn-ge under common law. Code 1892, 1081, 1458.</p> <p>Extortion in office under ? 1081, code 1892, being a common law offense, by § 1453 it may be charged according to the statute or the common law, and, by the latter, it is sufficient to charge that it was committed “unlawfully, corruptly, deceitfully, extorsively and by color of office,” without averring in the statutory language that it was knowingly done.</p>