Benson v. State

Berkshire, J. —

The appellant was indicted for the crime of murder, in the first degree, in the Floyd Circuit Court, the particular crime charged being the murder of Jacob Mottweiler.

On appellant’s motion there was a change of venue granted to the Clark Circuit Court, where the case was tried and the appellant convicted of the crime charged and sentenced to be hanged.

The errors assigned are: 1. The court erred in overruling the motion to quash the indictment. 2. The court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial.

We can discover no valid objection to the indictment; it contains all of the…