Minich v. People

Indictment for murder. Cause tried in January last. Plaintiff in error convicted of murder in the'first degree, and sentenced to death. By means of a supersedeas from this court execution stayed until such time as the trial could be reviewed upon the record before us. Thirty-four errors are assigned, fifteen of which are argued at length by counsel. We will now proceed to consider those sufficiently important or material to require notice.

I. It is urged that accused was not arraigned and given an opportunity to plead before trial. If this assignment of error is correct, the judgment must, of…