Jeffers v. State

An affidavit was filed in the Vigo Circuit Court charging the appellant with burglary in the second degree. Trial by jury resulted in a verdict of guilty. His motion for new trial was overruled, and he appeals.

The affidavit as originally filed alleged a breaking and entry into the business house of the Firman Equipment Company with intent to steal, take and carry away the personal goods and chattels of that company. During the course of the trial the state moved the court "to be allowed to amend the affidavit by interlineation by striking out the word “Company” and inserting the word…