Sanders v. State

•Candleb, J.

1. To place on the rails of a railroad track a piece of iron of sufficient size and weight to derail a passenger-car is to “ obstruct” the track of a railroad company, within the meaning of the Penal Code, § 520.

2. Exceptions which go to the form of an indictment must be made by demurrer or motion to quash. If a judgment is rendered upon an insufficient indictment, the remedy is by motion in arrest of judgment, and not by motion for new trial.

3. To authorize a verdict of guilty where evidence of confessions is relied upon, such confessions must be corroborated by other evidence.…