Berry v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
"From Floyd Circuit Court; John M. Paris, Judge. Prosecution by the State of Indiana against Edward’ Berry. From a judgment of conviction, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
— Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to life imprisonment.
He claims, first, that the verdict is not sustained by sufficient evidence.
The evidence shows that Mary F. Brookbank, a widow sixty-six years old, had a home in Jeffersonville, Indi*104ana; that she had been in the habit of renting the lower part of this house and had her household goods stored in the upper part; that she was away from home a great deal; that when at home she occupied some of the rooms in the upper part of the house; that in March, 1916, the lower part of the house was unoccupied; that she…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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