Hall v. State

1. The plaintiff in error was convicted of murder, and to the order of the court overruling his motion for a new trial he filed exceptions. Error was also assigned on the order of the court overruling the defendant’s demurrer to the indictment. The indictment alleged that the defendant committed the offense “by stabbing the said Henry Howell with a certain knife and with other sharp instruments and with other sharp instruments to the grand jury unknown.” Defendant’s demurrer to the indictment alleged: “Defendant specially demurs to that part of said allegation, ‘and with other sharp…