State v. Edwards

.Mr. Justice Cook

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The grand jury reported a presentment against the defendants charging conspiracy to neglect their official duties (Code, section 11062) in violation of Code, section 11106. The defendants filed pleas in abatement to the presentment. The trial judge sustained the State’s motion to strike all of the several grounds of the pleas in abatement except the ninth ground which averred that the presentment was void because of the illegal conduct of Assistant District Attorney West in advising the grand jury. Issne was joined npon that plea and it was…