Newman v. State

This was a criminal action commenced by the State of Indiana by filing an Indictment charging the defendant-appellant, Danny Newman, and three other persons, Robert Frye, William Penn and Clinton Wadlington, with the felonies of Kidnapping, as defined by Burns Indiana Statutes Annotated § 10-2901, and Rape, as defined by Burns Indiana Statutes Annotated § 10-4201.

Appellant Newman was tried separately in said court by a jury, the trial beginning on January 28, 1969, and the verdict of the jury was rendered January 31, 1969. The verdict of the jury found the defendant’s age to be 21 years, and…