Hammer v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Prom Criminal Court of Marion County (37,384); James A. Pritchard, Judge. Prosecution by The State of Indiana against Charles L. Hammer. Prom a judgment of conviction, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMyers, J.
Under the provisions of the act of March 7, 1891 (Acts 1891, p. 340, §§2717,2718 Burns 1908), appellant was, on July 22, 1908, charged, by affidavit, with unlawfully wearing the badge and emblem adopted by an incorporated secret society of the State, he at the time not being a member of the society, and was convicted and fined.
Appellant’s contention is that this act was repealed by the criminal code of 1905 (Acts 1905, p. 584), by being omitted from that act, and that the act of 1891 is obsolete, and if not, it is unconstitutional, being in violation of the 14th amendment to the federal…
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