State v. McCrocklin
Indiana Supreme Court
From Sullivan Circuit Court; William H. Bridwell, Judge. Prosecution by the State of Indiana against John McCrocklin. From a judgment quashing the indictment, the State appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtErwin, J.
This was a charge of violating the Corrupt Practices Act of 1911, as amended by §7 of the act of 1913, Acts 1913 p. 489, 502, §7111k Burns 1914. This section was erroneously copied into Burns’ Statutes.
The charge in this indictment was that -appellee “did then and there unlawfully and feloniously, directly and indirectly, by himself and others, give, offer and promise to John R. Beach money, gift, advantage,-preferment, entertainment, aid, emolument and thing of value, to wit: Five ($5.00) Dollars, for the purpose of inducing and procuring said, John R. Beach to. vote upon a certain measure…
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