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7 Blackf. 462

State v. Leak

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided July 23, 1845

Indiana Supreme Court · decided 1845-07-23

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently May 2015

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Decided 1845-07-23

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¶1DEBT by the state on a judgment of the Owen Circuit Court obtained on a forfeited recognizance; the declaration not showing whether the recognizance had been taken in a civil or criminal case. Held, that a plea that the debt had been remitted by the governor, must show that the forfeiture had been incurred in proceedings arising out of a violation of the penal laws.

¶2If in debt payment of the whole be pleaded and issue be joined on the plea, the whole and not a part of the issue should be tried.

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