Kersh v. State

Jan 15, 1858
Reporters:
Before:
McDonald
McDonald, J.

By the Court. delivering the opinion.

On the argument of this cause in this Court, all ‍‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‍the as signments of error were abandoned except those founded on the motion in arrest of judgment, and the refusal of a new trial on the ground that ‍‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‍Ford was an incompetent Avitness; and that the verdict of the jury was contrary to evidence.

*194[1.] The indictment states the offence so plainly, that the nature of the offence may ‍‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‍be easily understood by the jury. Every act necessary to constitute the offence is substantially •charged against the accused, in the indictment, and that is sufficient. Cobb, 833.

[2.] The injured party is ‍‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‍a competent witness. Cobb, 836-Ford was therefore properly admitted.

It being, conceded by counsel for the plaintiff in error, that if Ford was a competent witness, the verdict of ‍‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‍the jury was not contrary to evidence, we affirm the judgment of the Court.

Judgment affirmed.