Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 26, 1972No. 969S209PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPrentice, J.
Defendant (Appellant) was convicted of attempted escape under Acts of 1957, ch. 149, § 1, 1971 Supp. 1956 Repl. Burns Ind. Stat. Ann. § 10-1816, IC 1971, § 35-31-7-1, quoted in pertinent parts as follows:
“Any person, lawfully confined in any penal institution, * * * who attempts to make an escape from such institution, * * * shall be guilty of attempted escape * * *.” (Emphasis added)
He was fined $40.00 and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of one year. The error assigned is that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for a new trial wherein he alleged the judgment to be not…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Whitaker v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920
- State v. PalmerSuperior Court of Delaware · 1950
- State v. PalmerNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1950
- State v. MurraySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1838
- Tann v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1949
3Cited by3 opinions
- In the Matter of WoodIndiana Supreme Court · 1976
- Lash v. WrightIndiana Court of Appeals · 1972
- Carpenter v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1978