Chambers v. State

Appellant was charged by affidavit with perjury, alleged to have been committed in Carroll County, Indiana, on the 29th day of November, 1985. A motion to quash was filed upon the grounds: (1) That the facts stated did not constitute a public offense, and (2) the offense was not stated with sufficient certainty. The motion was overruled, trial by jury, conviction, and judgment.

The affidavit charged that on the date and in the circuit court of the state and county above named, a certain action was pending against appellant charging the offense of automobile banditry; that at the trial thereof,…