State v. McGruder

1. Sufficiencyof indictment. indictment accused the defendant of having committed the crime against nature, in that he had carnal copulation with a boy, naming him, “ in ah opening of the body other than the sexual parts.” , This is, in substance, the language of our statute definding sodomy. Chapter 148, page 107, Acts Twenty-ninth General Assembly. Appellant insists the allegation is insufficient, in that the particular opening is not designated. We think it individualized the offense to such an extent as to have advised the accused of the particular crime charged. See State v. Porter, 105…