State v. Childers

Three questions are presented to this court for its determination. First, did the original indictment state facts showing an offense under the laws of Ohio ? Second, if it did not, did the court have the power to permit the insertion of the words “and maliciously”? Third, did the facts warrant a conviction of Childers of shooting with intent to wound, under the provisions of Section 12420, General Code?

That section, which is the one under which the defendant, Childers, was indicted, provides that “who-' ever maliciously shoots * * * another person with intent to kill, wound, or maim such…