Van Deveer v. State

269 N.E.2d 865 (1971)

John VAN DEVEER, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

No. 470S96.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 4, 1971.

Rehearing Denied July 20, 1971.

Palmer K. Ward, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen. of Ind., Darrel K. Diamond, Deputy Atty. Gen., for appellee.

ARTERBURN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from the Marion Criminal Court, Division 2, wherein the appellant was found guilty as charged of the crime of bribery.

Appellant first contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict of the jury. The statute under which the appellant was charged,…