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249 Ind. 637

Lucas v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided February 23, 1968

Indiana Supreme Court · decided 1968-02-23

Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently September 1978

4 state decisions

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Decided 1968-02-23

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¶1Dissenting Opinion

Arterburn, J.

¶2The majority opinion holds that the court lost jurisdiction of the original charge which was filed (and later dismissed) because an affidavit for change of judge was filed on January 26, 1965. The record, however, shows that the appellant pleaded not guilty on March 20, 1964, and the time had long ago expired within which the defendant had a right to file an affidavit for change of venue and there was no automatic loss of jurisdiction.

¶3The State filed a second charge after the first was dismissed. It was pending and thereafter the appellant filed a plea in abatement, which was overruled. The motion for a new trial does not set up any question on the issue of lack of *649jurisdiction or the plea in abatement, and accordingly the claimed error in the ruling on such matter is not before this Court for review. Incidentally, the appellant even failed to include in his plea in abatement any allegation with reference to the motion for change of venue in the prior case.

¶4For the reasons stated, I must dissent from the majority opinion.

¶5Lewis, C. J., concurs.

¶6Note. — Reported in 233 N. E. 2d 770.

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