Barnes v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Omitting formal portions, the indictment reads as follows: “Will Barnes, on or about the •—— day of -, A. D. 1900, and anterior to the presentation of this indictment, in the County of Nacogdoches and State of Texas, did then and there, unlawfully and of his malice aforethought, in and upon W. C. Scott an assault make, with intent to murder the said W. C. Scott, against the peace and dignity of the State.” Motion in arrest of judgment was made, (1) upon the failure of the indictment to set out a particular date upon which the offense was committed; and (2) that it…