Legal Opinion

Boyer v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided January 17, 1908No. 21,146PublishedCited by 9 opinions

From Criminal Court of Marion County (36,385); James A. Pritchard, Judge. Prosecution by the State of Indiana against John Boyer. From a judgment of conviction, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtJordan, J.

Appellant was prosecuted upon an indictment for offering for sale a certain diseased horse, in violation of §2508 Burns 1908, Acts 1907, p. 100. His motion to quash the indictment was overruled, and upon trial by the court he was found guilty as charged, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $200 and imprisonment in the Marion county workhouse for a period of three months. He unsuccessfully moved for a new trial, and judgment was rendered against him upon the finding.

The errors assigned and discussed by his counsel are the insufficiency of the indictment and the insufficiency of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Massey v. DunlapIndiana Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Bench v. SheldonNew York Supreme Court · 1852
  3. Dale County v. GunterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1871
  4. Nickley v. ThomasNew York Supreme Court · 1856
  5. Church v. KnowlesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1906

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Dennis v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1952
  2. State v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadIndiana Supreme Court · 1911
  3. Lasko v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. Fenwick v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1929
  5. Hammell v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1926

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