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191 Ind. 373

Middaugh v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 17, 1921

Indiana Supreme Court · decided 1921-11-17

<p>From Marion Criminal Court (51,739); Harry O. Chamberlin, Special Judge.</p> <p>Prosecution by the State of Indiana against Charles Middaugh. From a judgment of conviction, the defendant appeals.</p>

Relies on Masterson v. State · Stout v. State · McNulty v. State

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Affirmed · Decided 1921-11-17

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Cited by 11 later decisions — most recently January 1957

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Townsend, C. J.

¶1Appellant was convicted in the city court of Indianapolis of a violation of the Prohibition Law. Acts 1917 p. 15, §8356a et seq. Burns’ Supp. 1918.. He appealed to the criminal court of Marion county, was tried by jury and again convicted.

¶2He moved the court to withhold' from the jury, on their retirement, “the affidavit, transcript of appeal and all other papers in this case,” which motion the court sustained, “as to all papers except affidavit.” He excepted to this ruling and 'on this predicates error.

¶3It is proper to permit the jury to take with them the *374affidavit, or indictment, when they retire to deliberate on their verdict. Stout v. State (1883), 90 Ind. 1; Masterson v. State (1896), 144 Ind. 240, 43 N. E. 138. Provided, however, that there is nothing of a prejudicial character attached thereto, or indorsed thereon. McNulty v. State (1919), 189 Ind. 88, 125 N. E. 41, and authorities there cited; Staub v. State (1919), 188 Ind. 683, 125 N. E. 399, and authorities there cited.

¶4It is not made to appéar by the record in the instant case that there was anything attached to the affidavit, or indorsed thereon. •

¶5The judgment of the trial court is therefore affirmed.

Myers, J., absent.
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