Thorne v. State

This is an appeal by Richard Thorne, appellant (defendant below), from a conviction for possession of dangerous drugs. Appellant was charged by affidavit and was tried by jury which found him guilty. He was sentenced to the Indiana Reformatory for not less than one nor more than ten years. A motion to correct errors, filed September 14, 1970, was overruled and this appeal followed.

Appellant makes three contentions of error. First, that appellant was charged with possession of “lysergic acid” which is not defined as a dangerous drug in the statute; secondly, that the State failed to prove that…