4 S.C.L. 262
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 15, 1807
Supreme Court of South Carolina · decided 1807-11-15
Motion in arrest of judgment. Defendant was found guilty, before Smith, J., in Orangeburgh District, on an indictment upon the stat. 22 and 23 Ch. 2 c. 7, for burning a sawmill. The words used in the indictment did not strictly correspond with the words of the statute.
Decided 1807-11-15
¶1The offence is charged in the indictment substantially and sufficiently pursuant to the statute ; and although there is not a perfect similarity in the words, there is no variance in the sense, nor can the variance create any doubt in the operation or construction of the law.
¶2Motion discharged.