Williams v. State

Nathaniel Williams was convicted of the felony of possessing an illicit still, and he appeals.(1) The original information filed in this case omitted the name of the defendant from its charging sentence, as follows: “ ... accusing............................................., of the crime of possessing an illicit still committed as follows, to-wit: The said Nathaniel Williams in the County and State aforesaid, on the 12th day of December, 1948, did unlawfully and feloniously keep in his possession a still . . .”, etc. After motion to quash because of this omission, the Court allowed the…