Richard v. State

Defendant (Appellant) was charged with murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree and voluntary manslaughter. He was convicted by jury of murder in the second degree and sentenced to imprisonment for an indeterminate term of fifteen (15) to twenty-five (25) years. His appeal presents four issues.(1) The constitutionality of Acts of 1905, ch. 169, § 264, also being Burns Ind. Stat. § 9-1809, and IC 35-1-37-3, which authorizes the jury to view the place in which any material fact occurred with the consent of all parties.(2) The legality of permitting defendant’s wife to testify to…