Taylor v. State

The grand jury in and for the county of Lake returned an indictment into the Lake Circuit Court, in which they presented George Taylor for having unlawfully sold intoxicating liquor to one Charles Scherer, a minor.. The indictment was signed by “ Thaddeus S. Fancher, deputy prosecuting attorney.” It is insisted that the court erred in overruling a motion to quash, because the indictment was not signed by the prosecuting attorney, as required by section 1669, R. S. 1881.

In Hamilton v. State, 103 Ind. 96, it is said to be an open question in this State whether the failure of the prosecuting…