Edwards v. State

1. The demurrer to the indictment was properly overruled. The crime charged was designated in the indictment as “simple larceny, a felony.” The criminal act charged in the indictment was the larceny of a bale of cotton. “The name given to it, in the bill of indictment, does not characterize the offense; the description characterizes it.” O’Halloran v. State, 31 Ga. 206; Camp v. State, 3 Ga. 417 (2); Sneed v. State, 16 Ga. App. 351 (85 S. E. 354); Lummus v. State, 17 Ga. App. 414 (87 S. E. 147).

2. The grounds of the amendment to the motion show no error, the evidence is sufficient to support…