Cox v. State

Appellant was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Indiana State Prison under the 1929 kidnapping statute, which reads as follows:

“Whoever kidnaps, or forcibly or fraudulently carries off or decoys from any place within this state, or arrests or imprisons any person, with the intention of having such person carried away from any place within this state, unless it be in pursuance' of the laws of this state or of the United States, is guilty of kidnapping, and, on conviction, shall be imprisoned in the state prison during life.” Sec. 1, ch. 154, Acts 1929. §2426 Burns Supp. 1929.

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