State v. Elias

PONDER, Justice.

The defendant was charged in an indictment in that he “Attempted to murder Warnest Thibeaux.” He was tried, and found guilty of “attempted manslaughter” and sentenced to serve 8 years in the penitentiary. He has appealed.

We are presented with only one bill of exception on this appeal which was taken to the overruling of a motion in arrest of judgment. It is alleged in the motion in arrest of judgment that the indictment is insufficient and that the verdict of the jury is not responsive to the charge set forth in the indictment.

The defendant contends that the indictment does…