Murphy v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
From Howard Circuit Court; ■ William C. Purdum, Judge. Prosecution by the State of Indiana against Evert Murphy. From a judgment of conviction, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtErwin, J.
Appellant was found guilty as an accessory before the fact of the crime of abortion, and presents but one error for reversal, viz., that the court erred in overruling his motion for a new trial. The motion for a new trial contains three reasons, (1) that the verdict is contrary to law, (2) the verdict is not sustained by sufficient evidence, (3) the verdict is contrary to the evidence.
1. 2. It is insisted by appellant that he can not be lawfully convicted as an accessory before the fact without evidence sufficient to show guilt of the principal. This is true. McCarty v. State (1873), 44 Ind.…
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