Jones v. State

This is an appeal from a conviction of murder. The assignment of errors complains, among other things, of (1) the overruling of the motion to quash the indictment; (2) the refusal of the appellant’s request for an instruction directing the jury to return a verdict of not guilty; (3)the granting of instructions for the appellee; and (4) the overruling of a motion for a' new trial based on alleged newly discovered evidence.

The motion to quash the indictment alleges, in effect, that T. J. Wills, an attorney at law, appeared before the grand jury as a private prosecutor and improperly influenced…