Wright v. State

Appellant was convicted of sodomy. The motion to quash the indictment was based upon two grounds, to-wit: "It does not appear that an offense against the law is committed by defendant," and "it fails to state the term of said court at which the grand jury was organized, or that it was presented at the same term in which the grand jury was organizedd." We think there is no merit in either contention. The indictment, as to its substance, charges the offense in the usual and ordinary form, and the appellant points out no supposed particular defect. The formal part of the indictment avers the…