State v. Montgomery

The defendant was indicted for disturbing an assembly met for religious worship, under the thirtieth section of the eighth article concerning crimes and punishments. (1 R. C. 1855, p. 630.)

The defendant’s counsel concedes that the first count in the indictment is good, but insists that the judgment should be arrested because the verdict is general, and the second count is bad. But there is nothing in that objection, for the practice seems to be settled that the verdict in a criminal case will authorize a judgment upon it, if there is a single good count in the indictment to support it. (State…