Sumpter v. State

— The plaintiff in error, who is here on writ of error, was indicted, tried, convicted and sentenced for the crime of murder in the second degree in the Circuit Court of Columbia County. There are two assignments of error. 1st. The denial of the .defendant’s motion to arrest the judgment. 2nd. The denial of the defendant’s motion for new trial. The indictment which is assailed in the motion to arrest is as follows:

“The Grand Jurors of the State of Florida, duly chosen, empaneled and sworn diligently to inquire and true presentment make in and for the body of the County of Columbia, upon their…