Blevins v. State

The appellant and his brother, Richard Blevins, were jointly indicted at the fall term, 1919, of the circuit court of De Kalb county for killing Belton Little; the indictment charging murder in the first degree. At the same term of the court an indictment was returned against the appellant and his brother for killing Arnold Scott. At the spring term, 1921, of the court the appellant was tried upon the indictment for the killing of Arnold Scott and was acquitted.

Upon arraignment on the indictment in this case the appellant filed a plea of former acquittal, averring that he was at the spring…