White v. Marion Criminal Court

The petitioner was convicted of second degree burglary, which judgment was affirmed by this court on June 10, 1948. White v. State (1948), 226 Ind. 309, 79 N. E. 2d 771. In that appeal we examined the evidence and found that the verdict was sustained by sufficient evidence and not contrary to law.

The petition in this original action has been designated as one for a writ of mandamus. Apparently it was drafted without aid of counsel, and in many respects it is unintelligible. The petition is not brought in the name of the State of Indiana on his relation, which is a mandatory requirement for…