Legal Opinion

Weidenhammer v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided December 10, 1918No. 22,438PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Prom Warren Circuit Court; Burton B. Berry, Judge. Prosecution by tbe State of Indiana against George Weidenhammer. From a judgment of conviction, tbe defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.

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Appellant was charged by indictment with adultery, tried by a jury and convicted. On appeal here from the judgment he has assigned two errors: (1) Overruling his motion for a new trial; (2) overruling his motion to instruct the jury peremptorily to return a verdict of acquittal. The second alleged error is not well assigned. It is matter properly made cause in a motion for a new trial. It cannot be made the basis of an independent assignment of error on appeal. Appellant’s motion for a new trial sets up twenty causes. Under the head of “Points and Authorities” appellant’s brief contains…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Leach v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1912
  2. Michael v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1912
  3. Anderson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1913

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. GlassNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Palmer v. BeallIndiana Court of Appeals · 1915
  3. Gray v. McLaughlinIndiana Supreme Court · 1921
  4. Wm. P. Jungclaus Co. v. RattiIndiana Court of Appeals · 1918
  5. Chicago & Erie Railroad v. BiddingerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1916

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