Legal Opinion

Cook v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided December 10, 1907No. 20,783PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Prom Wells Circuit Court; G. W. Watkins, Special Judge. Prosecution by the State of Indiana against William Cook. Prom a judgment of conviction, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtJordan, J.

Appellant, William Cook, was, by a grand jury of Blackford county, indicted jointly with Ernest Sanderson, Otto Cook, Samuel Emery, Ollie Sanderson and Clara Smith, for having, on October 23, 1904, at Blackford county, Indiana, feloniously, purposely and with premeditated malice killed and murdered Edward P. Sanderson by shooting him with a certain revolver, then and there loaded, etc. He and each of his eodefendants entered a plea of not guilty, and upon their motion the cause was venued to the Wells Circuit Court. In the latter court appellant was tried before a jury separately from the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Spies v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Branch v. FaustIndiana Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Staser v. HoganIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  4. Hauk v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Kelley v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1874

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Montgomery v. CrumIndiana Supreme Court · 1928
  2. Tinnin v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Steffler v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1952
  4. Wallace v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Brunaugh v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1910

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