Legal Opinion

Southerland v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 23, 1911No. 21,939PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Prom Sullivan Circuit Court; William H. Bridwell, Judge. Prosecution by the State of Indiana against Jesse Southerland. Prom a judgment of conviction, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtMyers, J.

Appellant was tried and convicted of the crime of assault and battery with intent to commit murder. He prosecutes this appeal, assigning as error the action of the court below in overruling his objection to the reinstatement of the cause on the trial docket, and his motion to set aside the order of reinstatement.

1. Appellant was indicted April 3, 1906. On April 20, 1907, the court struck the cause from the docket by an order as follows: “Comes now the State of Indiana by her attorney, James B. Filbert, into open court, and it appearing to the court that the defendant in this cause broke jail,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. McCorkle v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1860
  2. Commonwealth v. AndrewsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
  3. Manlove v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1899
  4. Younger v. StateWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1868
  5. State v. SimpsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1906

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Irvin v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1957
  2. State v. ReedMontana Supreme Court · 1922
  3. Frost v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
  4. Miles v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1944
  5. Johnson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1969

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