Indiana Supreme Court, 1900

McFarland v. State

Indiana Supreme Court · Decided April 6, 1900 · Baker

154 Ind. 442; 56 N.E. 910; 1900 Ind. LEXIS 63

Cases that cite this one

4 later published cases cite this decision.

Adegoke Adetokunbo aka Robert Adesanoye, and Grace Itaniyi v. State of Indiana (Ind. Ct. App. 2015)
Adetokunbo v. State (Ind. Ct. App. 2015)
Padgett v. State (Ind. 1906)
Jacobs v. State (Fla. 1903)

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Opinion of the Court

Baker, J.

Appellant was convicted of rape. The affidavit and information name Laura Yan Buskirk as .the *443alleged victim. In the evidence, the only name proved was Lillie, — nothing more. The name was an essential element in the legal description of the offense. McLaughlin v. State, 52 Ind. 279; McLaughlin v. State, 52 Ind. 476; Black v. State, 57 Ind. 109; Mitchell v. State, 63 Ind. 276. for failure of proof, the judgment is reversed, with directions to sustain the motion for a new trial.

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