Crawford v. State

This is an indictment for burglary against a colored man, found at the spring term of the circuit court of Henry county, in the year 1869. The defendant below was convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for three years. From this sentence an appeal was taken to this court. In such cases, no assignment of errors, nor joinder in error is necessary, “ but the court must render such judgment on the record as the law demands.” — Revised Code, § 4314.

There were two counts in the indictment, but the Second was abandoned, and the trial was had only upon the first. The record shows that the charge…