State v. Greene

After the defendant was arraigned, he filed a demurrer to the indictment. The demurrer was overruled, and thereupon, without any plea having been entered, a jury was impaneled, and defendant was put upon trial on the • indictment. The state introduced evidence tending to establish the charge against him, and defendant was permitted to introduce evidence tending to exculpate himself from the charge, and the case was argued by counsel for both parties. It was tried in every respect just as it would have been if a plea of not guilty had been entered, and the questions which were submitted to the…