Williams v. State

1. A motion in arrest of judgment is not the proper mode of presenting to the attention of the court errors in overruling a motion for continuance, or in allowing a separation of the jury. A motion in arrest of judgment must be predicated upon some defect appearing on the face of the record or pleadings.

2. The overruling of a demurrer is not a proper ground of a motion for new trial. The objection to the overruling of a demurrer to an indictment or accusation must be preserved by exceptions pendente lite, unless the main bill of exceptions, containing this assignment of error, be certified…