Weigand v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Prom Perry Circuit Court; William Ridley, Judge. Prosecution by the State of Indiana against Joseph Weigand. Prom a judgment of conviction, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSpencer, J.
Appellant was charged in the Perry Circuit Court with the murder of Kate Drury. On a’trial before a jury he was convicted of murder in the first degree, and, over his motion for a new trial, was sentenced to be imprisoned during his life-. Appellant does not deny that he shot and killed decedent, but claims that at that time he was a person of unsound mind. There is presented to this court several alleged errors by which be seeks a reversal of the judgment below.
The following facts Avere undisputed. Appellant and decedent, Mrs. Kate Drury, AA^ere residents on adjoining lots. The Drury lot…
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