Legal Opinion

Hood v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided May 15, 1877PublishedCited by 42 opinions

From the Dearborn Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the CourtPerkins, C. J.

Indictment against Helson F. Hood for living in open and notorious fornication with one Jane Chaney. A motion to quash the indictment was overruled. Plea, not guilty. Trial by jury; conviction. Hew trial denied, and the defendant sentenced, over a motion in arrest of judgment, to pay a fine of one hundred dollars, be imprisoned in the county jail six months, and pay the costs of the prosecution, etc.

A bill of exceptions contains the evidence.

The State proved that the appellant, Hood, was married in Clark county, Indiana, to Maggie Horton, in July, 1869, and that said Maggie is still living.…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. People v. DawellMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
  2. Noel v. EwingIndiana Supreme Court · 1857
  3. Beard v. BeardIndiana Supreme Court · 1863
  4. Wall v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1864
  5. Jenness v. JennessIndiana Supreme Court · 1865

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Hedderich v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
  2. Griffin v. GriffinOregon Supreme Court · 1920
  3. In re Ellis' EstateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
  4. Ledgerwood v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
  5. Cook v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1901

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