State v. Watson

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

McEnery, J.

The defendant was indicted for feloniously inflicting a wound less than mayhem. The words “wilfully” and “maliciously,” in Act 17 of 1888, which are used to describe the offense, were omitted from the indictment.

The defendant pleaded guilty, and thereafter filed a motion in arrest of judgment, the first ground of which is that no judgment could be entered on the plea, as the indictment charged no offense known to the laws of Louisiana.

The State appealed from the judgment sustaining the motion, and alleges that the plea of guilty cured all…