"{\"id\": \"11268356\", \"name\": \"State v. Lester Abbott\", \"name_abbreviation\": \"State v. Abbott\", \"decision_date\": \"1848-04\", \"docket_number\": \"\", \"first_page\": \"537\", \"last_page\": \"538\", \"citations\": \"20 Vt. 537\", \"volume\": \"20\", \"reporter\": \"Vermont Reports\", \"court\": \"Vermont Supreme Court\", \"jurisdiction\": \"Vermont\", \"last_updated\": \"2021-08-10T23:29:58.878505+00:00\", \"provenance\": \"CAP\", \"judges\": \"\", \"parties\": \"State v. Lester Abbott.\", \"head_matter\": \"State v. Lester Abbott.\\nAn indictment for wounding \\u201c a steer,\\u201d without an allegation, that a steer is \\u201c cattle, or Least,\\u201d within the words of the statute, is sufficient.\\nIndictment for wounding and maiming a certain \\u201c red, three year old steer.\\u201d After a verdict of guilty, the respondent moved in arrest of judgment, for .the insufficiency-of the indictment; which motion was overruled by the court, April Term, 1845, \\u2014 Redfield, J., presiding. Exceptions by respondent.\\n- for respondent.\\nC. Reed, state\\u2019s attorney.\", \"word_count\": \"202\", \"char_count\": \"1220\", \"text\": \"The opinion of the court was delivered by\\nRedfield, J.\\nThe only question, raised in the present case, is in regard to the sufficiency of the indictment. It is for a violation of the statute against maiming, or wounding, cattle. The objection is, that the defendant is charged with wounding a steer, without alleging, that a steer is \\\" cattle, or other beast,\\\" \\u2014 which are the words of the statute. It is very possible, that some of the old cases may have adopted a degree of strictness, equal to this, even. But no modern case of this character existSj it is believed; but the contrary has often been decided.\\nJudgment that the defendant take nothing by his exceptions, or motion in arrest of judgment.\"}"