Meyers v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
From Vanderburgh Circuit Court; L. O. Hasch, Judge. Prosecution by the State of Indiana against Levi Meyers for riotous conspiracy. From a judgment of conviction rendered upon a verdict of guilty, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJordan, C. J.
Appellant was convicted in the lower court, hy a jury, of having committed the crime of riotous conspiracy, as defined hy §2065 Burns 1901. Over his motion for a new trial he was sentenced to he imprisoned in the state prison for an indeterminate period of from two to ten years.
The error assigned for a reversal of the judgment is based on the overruling of a motion for a new trial.
The particular and sole reason advanced and argued hy counsel for appellant is that the court erred in denying appellant’s challenge of certain jurors for cause, on the ground that they had previously served as…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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