 | United States - 1873 - 1188 pages
...the trial, judgment, or other proceeding thereon be affected by reason of any defect or imperfection in matter of form only, which shall not tend to the prejudice of the defendant. SEC. 9. That in all criminal causes the defendant may be found guilty of any offence the commission... | |
 | United States - 1873 - 1192 pages
...judgment, or other proceeding thereon he tere of form affected by reason of any defect or imperfection in matter of form only, which shall not tend to the prejudice of the defendant. In criminal Sue. 9. That in all criminal causes the defendant may be found guilty mav*be ftMi'nd"1... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1877 - 860 pages
...nor shall the trial, judgment, or other proceeding thereon be affected by any defect or imperfection in matter of form only, which shall not tend to the prejudice of the defendant. In 1874 a statute (Stat. 1874, chap. 79) was passed on my recommendation, making the fraudulent conversion... | |
 | United States. Circuit Court (8th Circuit), John Forrest Dillon - 1878 - 718 pages
...the trial, judgment, or other proceedings thereon be affected by reason of any defect or imperfection in matter of form only, which shall not tend to the prejudice of the defendant." The motion in arrest and to dismiss are overruled. TREAT, J., concurred. MOTIONS OVERRULED. NOTE.—... | |
 | United States. Circuit Court (2nd Circuit) - 1879 - 644 pages
...judgment or other proceeding upon an indictment shall be affected by reason of any defect or imperfection in matter of form only, which shall not tend to the prejudice of the defendant. In regard to the order directing that 48 persons be summoned to attend, I desire to say further, that... | |
 | American Bar Association - 1913 - 1216 pages
...the trial, judgment or other proceeding thereon be affected by reason of any defect or imperfection in matter of form only, which shall not tend to the prejudice of the defendant." The object of arraignment and the opportunity given to the accused of pleading to the indictment is... | |
 | Francis Wharton - 1880 - 904 pages
...S. 338. & In the US courts no indictment " shall be affected by reason of any defect or imperfection in matter of form only, which shall not tend to the prejudice of the defendant." This does not include any essential description. Lowell, J., US v. Conant, 9 Report. 36. Under the... | |
 | 1880 - 1956 pages
...the trial, judgment, or other proceeding thereon, be affected by reason of any defect or imperfection in matter of form only, which shall not tend to the prejudice of the defendant." This statute was passed in 1872, being the eighth section of "An act to further the administration... | |
 | Benjamin Robbins Curtis, George Ticknor Curtis - 1880 - 362 pages
...a trial, judgment, or other proceeding thereon, be affected by reason of any defect or imperfection in matter of form only, which shall not tend to the prejudice of the defendant." 1 I am unable to tell you what that means, — " matter of form only, which shall not tend to the prejudice... | |
 | 1910 - 1052 pages
...judgment, or other proceeding thereon be affected by reason of any defect or imperfection of matter or form only, which shall not tend to the prejudice of the defendant." It cannot be possible that the defendant in this case has been misled or prejudiced by any defect of... | |
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Circuit or other court of the United States shall be deemed insufficient, nor shall the trial, judgment or other proceeding thereon be affected by reason of any defect or imperfection in matter of form only, which shall not tend to the prejudice of the... 
