Holton v. State

The appellant was indicted for unlawfully maintaining a common nuisance under §20, ch. 4, Acts 1917. The cause was tried by a jury and a verdict was returned finding the appellant guilty, assessing his fine in the sum of $500, to which was added imprisonment at the Indiana State Farm for a period of six months.

The error relied upon for reversal arises on the overruling of appellant’s motion for a new trial.

Appellant, in support of his motion for a new trial, presents fourteen distinct causes or reasons therefor. The first twelve are directed solely to the admission or exclusion of evidence,…