Matthews v. State

A verdict and judgment was recovered against the defendant in the court below, upon an indictment for an aggravated assault and battery. Motions were made in arrest of judgment upon the verdict, and for a new trial; upon the overruling of which defendant appealed to this court.

The attention of the corn’t is invoked to the consideration of two points, which are regarded as fatal to the verdict and judgment : that the place where the offence was committed is not set forth in the indictment, so as to give jurisdiction to the court; and that the refusal of the court, upon the trial, to' allow the…