Bishop v. State

The affidavit and the accusation as originally *785drawn cbaiged “Cy” Bishop with having committed -the offense of assault and - battery. Upon the call of the case for trial and after both the State and the defendant had announced ready for trial, the solicitor erased from the accusation the name “Cy” and inserted in lieu thereof the name “Corry.” Likewise the officer before whom the affidavit (the basis’of the accusation) was made erased, in the presence of the prosecutor, the name “Cy” in the affidavit and inserted in lieu thereof the name “Corry.” These amendments were allowed by the trial…