Hill v. State

The appellants were tried before the Oirouit O'ourt for Dorchester County without a jury, on an indictment containing two counts — the first charging rape and the second an assault with intent to commit rape. The accused were found not guilty on the first count but guilty on the second, and were sentenced to confinement in the Maryland Penitentiary for the period of three years. There was a general demurrer to the indictment which was overruled. Under our well established practice, such a demurrer could not be sustained, if there is one good count in the indictment, even if the other is…