Barker v. Sacks

Petitioner’s, principal objections relate to his indictment. It was composed of several separate sheets of paper with a separate count on each sheet. The sheets were fastened together as a single unit. His objection is that a true bill with the signature of the foreman of the grand jury was not on each count. Petitioner’s argument results from his belief that each count constituted a separate indictment. The fact is that this was a single indictment with six separate counts. This was a perfectly proper indictment since the offenses were related, and under the provisions of Section 2941.04,…