Lewis v. State

CARR, Judge.

The appellant was tried and convicted in the circuit court of being the father of a bastard child.

The affidavit in the justice of the peace court omitted to allege that the offense was committed in Lamar County, Alabama. Warrant of arrest was duly issued.

At the time of the hearing before the justice of the peace, attorney for the accused interposed demurrers to the complaint, as he termed it, and also appeared specially and filed a plea. The omission in the affidavit is not pointed out with particularity.

We will pretermit a decision on the question of whether or not this was the…