Lincoln v. State

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for sale of heroin. After the jury returned a verdict of guilty, punishment was assessed by the court at twenty-five years.

At the outset appellant contends that the indictment upon which she was tried was fatally defective.

The name of the accused in the indictment returned by the grand jury was listed as “Jean.” Prior to trial appellant filed a written exception to the “form of the indictment” because it did not state a complete name, did not state that the name of the party indicted was unknown, and failed to give a reasonably…