Legal Opinion
State v. Carey
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 7, 1961No. 29,874PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAchor, J.
This is an appeal by the State of Indiana from an order of the Delaware Circuit Court quashing an indictment charging James Carey, Chief of Police of the City of Muncie, appellee herein, for malfeasance, failure and neglect of duty.
The prosecution herein was instituted pursuant to Acts 1905, ch. 129, §240, p. 219, being §48-1304, Burns’ 1950 Repl., which reads as follows:.“In case the mayor or other officer of any city or town shall wilfully or corruptly be guilty of oppression, malconduct or misfeasance in the discharge of the duties of his office, he shall be liable to be prosecuted by…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Roth v. State ex rel. KurtzIndiana Supreme Court · 1902
- Coleman v. City of GaryIndiana Supreme Court · 1942
- City of Evansville v. MaddoxIndiana Supreme Court · 1940
- City of Huntington v. FisherIndiana Supreme Court · 1942
- Klink v. State Ex Rel. BuddIndiana Supreme Court · 1935
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Hilburt v. Town of MarklevilleIndiana Court of Appeals · 1995
- Guzik v. Town of St. JohnIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007
- Mediate v. City of IndianapolisIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
- Turner v. City of EvansvilleIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
- Felder v. OliverioDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1996
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