Bloodworth v. State

This is an indictment for rape, alleged to have been committed on Eliza Ann Morris by one Percell, in which the present defendant is alleged to have been present, aiding and abetting and assisting said Percell in the perpetration of the act, and so guilty of the same offense. Bloodworth was convicted, and appeals in error to this court, where several errors are insisted on for reversal of the judgment of said court below.

First, it is insisted the court erred in sustaining a demurrer to the plea in abatement filed by defendant. Said plea sets up the fact that the grand jury was composed of…