McBride v. State

The appellant, Homer McBride, was indicted and convicted in the circuit court of Jones county of a violation of the “bad check” statute (chapter 120, Laws of 1916'; Hemingway’s Code, sections 897, 898), from which judgment he appeals to this court.

Appellant demurred to the indictment upon the ground that it charged no offense under the law. The indictment, leaving off the caption, the signature of the district attorney, and the filing indorsement, is in this language:

“The grand jurors of the state of Mississippi, elected, summoned, empaneled, sworn, and charged to inquire in and for the…