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State v. HockettState v. Hockett

Indiana Supreme Court
May 15, 1868
Reporters:
Before:
Elliott
Elliott, J.

In this case, the defendants were indicted, under the act of 1867, ‍‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‍for seining fish in Sugar Creek, in Parke county. On the defendant‘s motion, the court quashed the indictments, and the State appeals.

The indictment charges’ the offense in conformity ‍‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‍with the statute. Uo special objection is pointed out, and we see none. We are informed, however, that the motion to quash was sustained on the ground ‍‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‍that the act of the legislature creating the offense is unconstitutional and void. *303Ye hold the act constitutional. See Gentile v. The State, post, p. 409, where the question is ‍‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‍discussed.

JD. JE. Williamson, Attorney General, for the State.

The judgment of the Circuit Court is reversed, with costs, and. the cause remanded, with instructions to that ‍‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‍court to overrule the motion to quash the indictment, and for further proceedings.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Hockett
Court Name: Indiana Supreme Court
Date Published: May 15, 1868
Citation: 29 Ind. 302
Court Abbreviation: Ind.
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