Sisk v. State

Appellant was charged by indictment, under §10-3401, Burns’ 1942 Replacemeht, with murder in the first degree. A motion to quash was filed by appellant and overruled. Thereafter a plea in abatement was filed, to which appellee filed a demurrer. The trial court sustained the demurrer. A plea of not guilty was entered. Trial was had before a jury and a verdict of guilty of first degree murder was returned. Judgment was entered on the verdict and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Appellant first contends that the trial court erred in sustaining appellee’s demurrer to the plea in…