Craig v. State

The appellant was convicted of rape. Before entering his plea of not guilty, he moved to quash the affidavit. The motion was overruled, and the correctness of that ruling is the only question presented.

The jurat reads as follows:

“Subscribed and sworn to before me, the undersigned Clerk of the Vanderburgh Circuit Court this 21 day of April, 1952 (Seal)

“S/ Ed. J. Sauer

“Clerk of the Vanderburgh Circuit Court “S/ Per Edna M. Lilly “Deputy”

By §49-2708,1 clerks of circuit courts are empowered to administer all oaths, and by §49-601 they are author ized to administer oaths generally, pertaining to…