Dampier v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
From Marion Criminal Court (51,217); James M. Leathers, Special Judge. Prosecution by the State of Indiana against John Dampier. From a judgment of conviction, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, C. J.
It was charged that appellant knowingly received a stolen Ford automobile on April 3, 1920. He was tried by jury and convicted.
The state showed that he received seven other Ford cars, from the same thief, within a period of three months after the date charged. The relevancy of this evidence is the sole question presented.
The gravamen of the crime is guilty knowledge of the larcenous character of the property charged to have been received. No one, who is informed, will now dispute the competency of evidence of prior receipts of stolen property to show guilty knowledge. But, what relevancy has…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. WillardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
- State v. MoxleyMontana Supreme Court · 1910
- Beuchert v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
- People v. BaskinIllinois Supreme Court · 1912
- People v. LindleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
3Cited by6 opinions
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- United States v. Joseph L. GalloCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Witters v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Gardner v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1951
- State v. AlbertOregon Supreme Court · 1938
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