Sherwood v. State

241 Ind. 215 (1960)

170 N.E.2d 656

SHERWOOD; SAYER

v.

STATE OF INDIANA ET AL.

No. 29,736.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

Filed December 5, 1960.

Rehearing denied January 17, 1961.

James E. Rocap, Jr., James E. Rocap, Sr., of counsel, Keith C. Reese, all of Indianapolis, Carl M. Gray and Gray & Waddle, of Petersburg, for appellants.

Edwin K. Steers, Attorney General, and Carl M. Francheschini, of counsel, of LaPorte, for appellees.

ARTERBURN, J.

The appellants and Arthur J. Mogilner were charged by affidavit in two counts with the crime of conspiracy to bribe Virgil W. Smith, a commissioner of the State…