Headlee v. State

The appellant was prosecuted by indictment for the offense of vehicle taking, in violation of Acts 1921, ch. 189, §1, §2460 Burns 1926. He entered a plea of not guilty and was tried by a jury, which found him guilty as charged. The court rendered judgment on the verdict, and it was adjudged that he be fined in the sum of $100, be imprisoned in the Indiana State Prison for a period of three to five years, be disfranchised for three years and pay the costs. From that judgment, he has appealed to this court. Prior to the trial, appellant filed a plea in abatement, in which he alleged that he was…