Watts v. Commonwealth

The accused was convicted of a second offense under the prohibition law (Laws 1916, c. 146) and his punishment fixed at $5.00 fine and six months in jail. The writ of er*783ror would not have been allowed but for the recent statutes, requiring such allowance in all criminal cases, because it is manifest from the petition and record that no error is assigned or appears which would justify a reversal or a review of the case.

[1, 2] One of the assignments of error is that the court •overruled a demurrer to the indictment. As the indictment follows the statutory form, which has been adjudged…