Stockum v. State

Ohio Supreme Court December 26, 1922

Stockum v. State, 1 Ohio Law. Abs. 72 (Ohio 1922)

139 N.E. 855; 106 Ohio St. 249; 1922 Ohio LEXIS 242

Clark, Hough, Jones, Marshall, Matthias, Robinson, Wanamaker

Opinion of the Court

CLARK, J.:

1. The Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States does not control nor is it a limitation upon the criminal procedure -of the several states. (Prescott v. State, 19 Ohio St., 184, approved and followed.)

2. Imprisonment “at hard labor” of a person convicted of an offense under Section 1654, General Code, is lawful and does not violate any provision of the federal or state constitution.

Judgment affirmed.

Marshall, C. J., Hough, Wanamaker, Robinson, Jones and Matthias, JJ., concur.

Reference

Full Case Name: Roy Stockum v. State of Ohio
Cited By: 7 cases
Status: Published