State v. Hypolite Polite

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Todd, J.

The defendant was convicted of murder, and sentenced to-imprisonment in the penitentiary during his natural life, in accordance with the verdict rendered. From this sentence he has appealed.

The sole ground relied on in this Court for a reversal of the sentence, is that contained in a motion in arrest of judgment filed in the court below, and which is substantially to the following effect:

“ That the indictment charged the offense to have been committed on the 19th of March, 1880, and the evidence showed that the offense was committed on the 19th…