Brown v. State

KNIGHT, Justice.

The defendant was indicted by a grand jury of the Morgan county circuit court for the offense of rape, and upon his trial for said offense was found guilty as charged in the indictment, and his punishment fixed by the jury at death. Upon this verdict, the defendant was adjudged guilty of the crime charged, and sentenced to death.

The record proper shows due organization of the court at the term the indictment was returned. The organization of the grand jury which preferred the indictment was regular in all respects. The indictment is in proper form, and duly authenticated and…