Burnes v. State

The indictment in this case charges I. W. Berry and Daniel Burnes with breaking and entering a building. There was a verdict of guilty as charged and judgment accordingly. Writ of error was taken by Daniel Burnes to review the judgment.

There are two assignments of error. The first presents the question of the alleged insufficient endorsement on the back of the indictment. So far as is necessary to present the question, the endorsement is as follows: “Indictment for Breaking and Entering. PI. B. Knapp. A True Bill. Foreman of the Grand Jury.”

The statute requires indictments to be signed by the…