Hampton v. State

The appellant was indicted in the Hendricks Circuit Court for forgery in passing a counterfeit bank note. A motion to quash the indictment was overruled, and upon not guilty pleaded, the defendant was tried and convicted, and sentenced to the State’s prison.

Two objections are taken to the indictment. One is, that the time -at which the offense is stated to have been committed is given in figures instead of words. In sup*337port of this position the 'appellant cites Finch v. The State, 6 Blackf. 533, and The State v. Voshall, 4 Ind. R. 589. In the latest of these cases the' indictment was found…