State v. Cripe

Indictment for a riot. The defendants, on joint trial, were found guilty as charged in the indictment, and separately fined by the jury. Judgment for the state according to the verdict.

The prosecuting attorney moved the Court to tax a separate docket-fee against each defendant. The Court overruled the motion, and directed but one docket-fee to be taxed against all the defendants..

In this we think the Court erred. The statute respecting crimes and punishments, R. 0.1831,p. 187, directs that each defendant found guilty of a riot shall be separately fined, &c.

The judgment of course must be…