Swartz v. State

Jake Swartz and Dick Swartz complain that they were erroneously convicted and sentenced on the charge of shooting Harold Swartz with intent to kill.

They argue that the court erred in allowing the state to bring into the presence and view of the jury, over their objection, certain bloodstained garments that were worn by Harold Swartz when he was shot. The clothing was identified and testimony was received concerning it during the presentation of the state’s case in chief. When offered in evidence just before the state rested, it was objected to on behalf of defendants as immaterial and not…