State v. Jackson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Bermudez, C. J.

The defendant was indicted for wilfully and feloniously, with a dangerous weapon, to-wit: a large stick, inflicting a wound on the person of one W. C. M., with intent then and there to kill, contrary to, etc., and further, for wilfully and maliciously assaulting and beating the aforesaid W. C. M., contrary to, etc.

He was found guilty as indicted.

Before sentence he made a motion in arrest of judgment, charging that the indictment under which he was convicted is totally and fatally defective, for the reason that the first count does not…