Anderson v. State

The appellant was indicted by the grand jury of Dearborn County, Indiana, for the murder in the first degree, of Herman Lange. On a change of venue the cause was sent to the Franklin Circuit Court where the appellant was tried by a jury, convicted, and his punishment fixed at death.

The appellant presents two' specifications in his assignment of error: (1) That the court erred in overruling the motion of appellant to quash the affidavit; (2) that the court erred in overruling appellant’s motion for a new trial.

Several reasons are assigned in the motion for a new trial. Two of the more…