State v. Benton

Fidelity to sound legal principles requires that the judgment be arrested on the ground the bill of indictment does not charge defendant with the crime for which she was tried, convicted and sentenced, or with any criminal offense.

The bill alleges explicitly and fully that Raymond Epley murdered Marshall Adam Benton on or about November 27, 1967. It alleges that defendant became an accessory before the fact to the murder of Marshall Adam Benton “by counseling, procuring, or commanding Raymond Epley to commit a felony, to wit: kill and murder Raymond Epley,” and that Raymond Epley murdered…