Fenwick v. State

Appellant, by an affidavit made by the sheriff of Delaware County, was charged, tried by a jury and convicted of offering the sheriff a bribe. §2579 Burns 1926, §2378 Burns 1914, Acts 1905 p. 584, §477.

This statute, in. so far as it is material to this case, provides that “Whoever corruptly gives, promises or offers to any . . . person holding any office of trust or profit under the laws of this state, or any officer intrusted with thé administration of justice, . . . any money or valuable thing ... to influence his action, vote, opinion or judgment in any matter pending or that might legally…