No. 13,609 | Ind. | Apr 9, 1887
Under the decisions of this court, an indictment, not endorsed by the foreman of the grand jury as re-q'uired by the statute (R. S. 1881, section 1669), is bad for want of such endorsement, on a motion to quash. Cooper v. State, 79 Ind. 206" date_filed="1881-11-15" court="Ind." case_name="Cooper v. State">79 Ind. 206; State v. Bowman, 103 Ind. 69; Johnson v. State, 23 Ind. 32" date_filed="1864-11-15" court="Ind." case_name="Gavin v. Shuman">23 Ind. 32; Heacock v. State, 42 Ind. 393" date_filed="1873-05-15" court="Ind." case_name="Heacock v. State">42 Ind. 393. Sec. also, Beard v. State, 57 Ind. 8" date_filed="1877-05-15" court="Ind." case_name="Beard v. State">57 Ind. 8.
Adhering to those cases, the judgment in the case before us must be reversed, as the indictment upon which appellant was. tried and convicted was not so endorsed.
Judgment reversed.