State v. Jones

Fishburne, J.:

The appellant, James H. Jones, was tried in his absence before the county court of Greenville County, upon a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill one Willie Cantrell. On the call of the case for trial, and before the jury was empanelled and sworn, his counsel moved to quash the indictment upon the ground that it was fatally defective. The motion was denied, and immediately thereafter upon motion of the county solicitor an amendment was allowed whereby in the concluding paragraph of the indictment the name of Roxie Lee Cantrell was changed to that of Willie Cantrell…