State v. . Ratliff

Tbe defendant was convicted of seduction under promise of marriage. He moved in arrest of judgment upon tbe ground that tbe indictment, otherwise following in every respect tbe wording of this offense as defined in Eevisal, 3354, omitted the word “and” by charging the prosecutrix as “being an innocent virtuous woman,” instead of “an innocent and virtuous woman,” in the exact words of the statute.

Eevisal, 3254, prescribes: “Every criminal proceeding by warrant, indictment, information, or impeachment shall be sufficient in form for all intents and purposes if it express the charge against the…