State v. Fuller

The defendant was convicted of having carnal knowledge of an unmarried female under the age of 18 years, with her consent. Act 192 of 1912. His appeal presents fifteen bills of exception;

Bills Nos. .1 and 2 relate to the refusal of the trial judge to permit defendant, after pleading not guilty, to withdraw his said-plea and file a motion to quash the indictment on the ground that Act 192 of 1912 does not define any crime, the words “carnal' knowledge” having no fixed and certain meaning.

Leave to withdraw a plea of not guilty to afford opportunity to file a motion to-quash the indictment rests…