Cheek v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Prom Jay Circuit Court; John F. LaFollette, Judge. Prosecution by The State of Indiana against Thomas Cheek. Prom a judgment of conviction, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonks, J.
Appellant was convicted of the crime of rape on the person of a female child under sixteen years of age.
The first error assigned calls in question the action of the court in overruling the motion to quash the indictment.
1. Appellant insists that the indictment1 charges an assault and battery, and rape, and is therefore bad for duplicity. The indictment in Mills v. State (1875), 52 Ind. 187, 192, 193, was substantially the same as the indictment in this case, and was held sufficient against the ob*100jection of duplicity. See, also, Richie v. State (1877), 58 Ind. 355.
2. It is next insisted that…
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