Watts v. State

The appellant was tried upon an indictment returned by the Grand Jury of Marion County in two counts; the first of which charged murder in the first degree of one Mary Lois Burney by shooting; and the second charged the same murder while attempting to rape the said Mary Lois Burney. To this indictment appellant entered a plea of not guilty and a special plea of insanity. Appellant was convicted on the second count and sentenced to be electrocuted. The errors assigned will be considered in the order presented by the briefs.

Appellant attempted to question the indictment by a motion to quash,…