Dabney v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Willis—

Affirming.

Roy Dabney was indicted, tried, and convicted for the crime of seduction. He has appealed to this court, complaining that the trial court failed to require the indictment to be read and the plea of defendant stated to the jury after it was sworn. The record shows that the defendant appeared in person, and, by attorneys, waived a formal arraignment and pleaded not guilty as charged in the indictment. It further shows that both sides announced ready for trial, and a jury was impanelled and sworn. The bill of exceptions manifests that counsel for the…