Farley v. State

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Vanderburgh Circuit Court convicting the appellant of a crime in making a false statement namely, that he had “lost” the original certificate of title in an application for a duplicate certificate. The affidavit charging the offense was based upon the Acts of 1945, ch. 304, §16, p. 1308, being §47-2506, Burns’ 1952 Replacement, which reads as follows:

“False statement — Stolen cars — Forgery—Pen alty. — Any person who shall make, or cause to be made, any false statement, either in an application for certificate of title, or in any assignment thereof, or…