Ross v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for libel committed by publishing a statement regarding R. W. Ashworth, punishment being assessed at six months’ imprisonment in the county jail.

The court was requested to arrest the judgment on the ground that the indictment charged an intent to injure R. E. Ashworth and then averred that the alleged libelous statement was designed to affect the reputation of R. W. Ashworth. Appellant contends the variance in the middle initial rendered the indictment ambiguous and contradictory on its face. The injured party is referred to in the indictment as R. W. Ashworth…