81 Miss. 130
Decided October 15, 1902
Mississippi Supreme Court · decided 1902-10-15
From the circuit court of, first district, Panola county. Hon. Perrin H. Lowrey, Judge. Orr, appellant, was indicted for committing a rape on the body of one Martha Dillard. There were two counts in the indictment; the first one correctly designated the defendant as Charles • Orr, the second one designated him as “the said Charles Dillard” (using the woman’s surname).
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Decided 1902-10-15
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¶1delivered the opinion of the court.
¶2The amendment, if any amendment was needed, which we do no decide, was proper under code § 1435, under the language, “or other description whatever, of any person whomsoever, therein named or described.” The clerical misprision in this indictment is perfectly manifest, the conviction entirely proper, and there is no error in the record.
¶3Affirmed,