Webster v. Commonwealth

Webster, the p'aintiff in error, was indicted, tried, convicted, and sentenced to a term of two years in the penitentiary, for a fe'ony, in breaking and entering, with fe]onious intent, a cer-tam mill-house, &c.

He p]eaded not guilty, and entered a general demurrer to the indictment. The court overruled the demurrer, and the jury found him guilty. Thereupon, the accused moved the court to *599set aside tbe verdict and grant him a new trial, on the ground that the verdict is contrary to the law and the evidence; which motion the court overruled, and pronounced judgment and sentence. Application for…