Morgan v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
From Vigo Circuit Court; Charles M. Fortune, Judge. Prosecution by the State of Indiana against Calvin Morgan for murder. From a judgment committing him to be confined in the Indiana Hospital for Insane Criminals, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtErwin, J.
This was a prosecution by the State of Indiana against the appellant, on a charge of murder. The indictment herein was returned by the grand jury of Vermillion County, and on an application for change of venue the ease was sent to the Vigo Circuit Court. To the indictment the *302defendant entered a plea of not guilty, and also filed a special plea in writing, alleging that at the time of the alleged commission of the crime, that he, appellant, was of unsound mind. Trial by a jury which returned a verdict as follows: “We, the jury find the defendant not guilty, and find that the defendant did…
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