State v. Simpson and Jones

The appellants were jointly indicted by a grand jury of Jackson County, Missouri, on the charge of second degree burglary. They were tried together, found guilty and each sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for two years, in accordance with the verdict of the jury.

While the motion for new trial covers a broad field of alleged errors, counsel for appellants have limited their brief to one question only — the sufficiency of the indictment. Invoking the rule, all other questions will be treated as abandoned. [State v. Murrell, 289 S.W. 859.]

With all formal parts omitted the indictment…