Hodgkiss v. State

Tlie indictment in tbis case reads as follows, omitting caption and formal parts:

“The said George Hodgkiss, in the county of Madison, in the State of Arkansas, on the 10th day of June, 1921, feloniously did set up a certain trough as a substitute for a still, for the purpose of using same for the production of distilled spirits and alcoholic liquor, against the peace and dignity of the State of Arkansas.”

There was a trial, which resulted in a conviction, and appellant filed a motion for a new trial, and also a motion in arrest of judgment, on the ground that the indictment failed to state…