Shular v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
From the Montgomery Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Elliott, J. —
The appellant was jointly indicted with *291James Cunningham for the murder of William Lane. There were separate trials, and the appellant was convicted of manslaughter.
The trial court entertained a motion by Cunningham for a change of judge and made an order for a change at a time when the appellant was not present, and this ruling is assigned for error.
In our judgment the ruling was not erroneous. The statute expressly provides that parties jointly indicted may sever in their defences and may demand separate trials. The application for a change of judge by Cunningham was a…
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