Archie v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

—Under an indictment for murder, appellant was convicted of manslaughter; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of two years.

It is stated in the caption that the indictment is presented in the court named at the April term, 1921, and the date of the offense is laid at the fifteenth day of April of that year.

The point is made that it does not appear that the offense was committed anterior to the presentment of the indictment. The term began on the 4th day of April and ended on the 2nd day of July. The file mark indicates that the date of…