Long v. State

ÍTiblack, J.

This was a prosecution for retailing intoxicating liquor, hy a less quantity than a quart at a time The indictment was returned at the September term, 1875, of the court below. By some inadvertence, the return of the indictment was not noted of record, nor was the time of filing the indictment endorsed upon it. At the succeeding term of the court, the prosecuting attorney had a nunc pro tunc entry made, supplying these omissions. The defendant thereupon, at the same term, appeared and pleaded the foregoing omissions in abatement of the indictment. The prosecuting attorney replied…