Williams v. State

This appeal is from a judgment of the district court of Atoka county, rendered on the verdict of a jury finding appellant, Jesse Williams, guilty of murder and assessing his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for life.

We will consider the assigned grounds of reversal in the order in which they are presented in appellant’s brief.

Upon arraignment, appellant interposed a demurrer to the information on the ground that it does not substantially conform to the requirements of chapter 7, art. 8, C. S. 1921, and that the facts stated do not constitute a public offense.

The information,…