People v. McCoy

The defendant in this case, having been convicted of the crime of manslaughter, appealed from the judgment of conviction, and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

The first assignment of error is that the verdict returned by the jury and the judgment rendered by the court are void, because the defendant did not personally plead to the information, and in consequence there were no issues raised upctn which he could be tried and convicted.

But the record shows that the defendant was regularly arraigned; that upon his arraignment, he was asked if he pleaded guilty or not guilty, and…