Faulkner v. State

This was a prosecution by affidavit upon the part of the state against the appellant, charging him with the offense of assault and battery with intent to commit robbery.

The appellant filed a motion to quash the amended affidavit upon the grounds both that it did not state the offense with sufficient certainty and that the facts stated did not constitute a public offense. This motion was overruled, to which the appellant excepted and he then pleaded not guilty..

Upon a trial by jury, he was convicted and sentenced to the state prison for an undeterminate period of from ten years to twenty-one…