Legal Opinion

Messel v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided June 27, 1911No. 21,844PublishedCited by 39 opinions

From Vanderburgh Circuit Court; Cttrrm A. DeBruler, Judge. Prosecution by The State of Indiana against Clark Messel. 'From a judgment of conviction, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the crime of rape, his eleven year old daughter being the victim, and was adjudged to suffer imprisonment for life as his punishment, as provided by the criminal code. §2250 Burns 1908, Acts 1907 p. 85.

Prom the judgment of conviction this appeal is prosecuted on the assignment of error that the trial court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial.

Under this assignment, it is stated in appellant’s brief that the errors relied on for reversal are (1) the admission of certain designated testimony over appellant’s objection; (2) the court’s refusal to…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Isaacs v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. Stocking v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1855
  3. Winslow v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
  4. Ryan v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
  5. State v. KingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Grey v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
  2. State v. MeyerWashington Supreme Court · 1951
  3. Watts v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1950
  4. Forte v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1937
  5. Parker v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1949

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