State v. Davis

Cox, Judge:

In the circuit court of Ritchie county, James Davis was indicted, tried and convicted of maliciously wounding and beating Peter Boston, with intent him, the said Peter Boston, to maim, disfigure, disable, and kill, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for the term of three years. Defendant moved to set aside the verdict, which motion was overruled, and he excepted. Upon his application to this Court a writ of error to the judgment was allowed.

Numerous assignments of error are made in this Court. Defendant claims that his motion to quash, and his demurrer to, the indictment should…