Johnson v. State

The appellant was charged by an indictment in two counts with having unlawfully, feloniously, purposely and with premeditated malice killed and murdered Arnott B. Cowgill, on August 6, 1924, in White County, State of Indiana. He waived arraignment and entered a plea of not guilty to each count. The verdict of the jury found the defendant guilty of murder in the second degree. The court pronounced judgment upon the verdict and sentenced him to confinement in the Indiana State Prison during life.

The defendant filed a verified plea in abatement prior to the time that he entered a plea of not…