Burch v. State

This was a prosecution by the State of Indiana against the appellant based upon an affidavit which charged him with the crime of vehicle taking. He entered a plea of not guilty and was tried by a jury which found him guilty as charged. The judgment was that he be committed to the Indiana State Prison for a period of not less than one year nor more than 10 years and that he be disfranchised and rendered incapable of holding any office of trust or profit for a period of four years, and that he pay the costs.

On appeal, it is assigned as error that the court erred in overruling appellant’s motion…