Dixon v. State

The appellant was indicted in tbe circuit court of Clark county for tbe murder of Nathaniel Y. McCall. Upon bis application to tbe court, tbe venue was changed to Hot Spring county, in tbe circuit court of which, at a special term begun and held on tbe 23d day of March, 1874, be was tried and convicted of murder in tbe first degree.

He filed a motion for a new trial, which was overruled ; be then moved in arrest of judgment, and that motion being also overruled, judgment of death was pronouced against him.

The first cause assigned for the arrest of judgment was, illegality in the formation of…