Block v. State

The plea of misnomer, interposed by the defendant, was not well taken, and the demurrer to it was properly sustained. The names Louis and Leiois are, according to their English pronunciation, one and the same. Of this, the courts will take judicial cognizance, and the variance in spelling is immaterial. The doctrine of idem sonans clearly applies here. — 1 Bish. Or. Proc. § 793; Sayre v. State, 30 Ala. 15; Clark’s Man. Cr. L. § 2191.

The act, under which the indictment in this case was found, was approved March 28, 1873, and is entitled, “An act to prohibit the sale, giving away, or otherwise…