Brothers v. State

BOULDIN, Justice.

Bay Brothers was indicted for the murder of Dessie Brothers, his wife; was convicted of murder in the first degree and his punishment fixed at death.

The defendant was indicted by the name of “Bay Brothers, whose Christian name is unknown to the grand jury other than as stated.”

The motion to quash the indictment on the ground that defendant was not indicted by his true name, and giving his true name as Israel Isiah Brothers was properly overruled.

The evidence without dispute disclosed that he was commonly known as and called “Bay Brothers.” So far as appears he was not called…