Pitman v. State

65 So. 123, 107 Miss. 154
CourtMississippi Supreme Court
DecidedMarch 15, 1914
StatusPublished

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Bluebook
Pitman v. State, 65 So. 123, 107 Miss. 154 (Mich. 1914).

Opinion

Smith, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The failure of. the affidavit to charge that the weapon was carried concealed “unlawfully” is a fatal defect. Jordan v. State, 87 Miss. 170, 39 So. 895.

Since, on account of the absence of such an allegation, no crime at all was charged, an objection thereto may be interposed for the first time in this court. Newcomb v. State, 37 Miss. 383.

Reversed and remanded.

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Related

Jordan v. State
39 So. 895 (Mississippi Supreme Court, 1905)
Newcomb v. State
2 Morr. St. Cas. 1303 (Mississippi Supreme Court, 1872)

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