Grantham v. State

Jordan, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from the overruling of a motion for new trial after conviction of the misdemeanor offense of selling whiskey in a dry county. Counsel for the appellant argues and insists upon the enumerations insofar as they relate to two special grounds of his motion for a new trial. Held:

1. A misdemeanor indictment charging the commission of an offense, without showing that the date alleged therein is an essential averment, covers any offense of the nature charged within the two-year period of limitation, including the date alleged, and the State is not confined to…