Palmer v. State

In this case, the appellant was charged by indictment in the Vigo Circuit Court with receiving stolen goods, to wit: one automobile, on November 30, 1923. The indictment was predicated on §2465 Burns 1926, §2273 Burns 1914. Appellant filed a verified plea in abatement to the indictment, to which the state de murred on the ground that same did not state facts-sufficient to abate , the action. The demurrer was sustained. The appellant filed a motion to quash the indictment. Same was overruled. The appellant then entered a plea of not guilty. The trial was by the court, a jury having been…