State v. Bray

Willie Bray and Junius Charles were indicted for murder and convicted of an attempt to commit murder. Their motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled and they were sentenced to imprisonment in the State penitentiary. This appeal followed.

The important question presented for decision is whether a verdict for attempted murder is responsive to an indictment for murder.

Notwithstanding that the victim of the crime in this case died as a result of a number of stab wounds which were inflicted upon him by defendants, the trial judge ruled that the verdict of the jury finding…