(DOWNLOAD) "Wilson v. State Indiana" by Supreme Court Of Indiana " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Wilson v. State Indiana
- Author : Supreme Court Of Indiana
- Release Date : January 21, 1943
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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RICHMAN, J. Appellant was convicted by a jury of the offense of receiving and concealing stolen goods of value less than $25. He was given a small fine and sentenced for an indeterminate term of one to five years. After motion for new trial had been filed, and too late for amendment thereof, his present counsel as "public defender" was appointed and prosecutes this appeal at the expense of the county. He frankly states that the errors upon which he relies are not presented in the motion for new trial, the overruling of which is the only error assigned, but earnestly insists that on account of prejudicial statements of the trial Judge, invading the province of the jury, to which no objection was made by the lawyer who purported to represent appellant during the trial, the appellants substantial rights were so violated that regardless of procedural requirements with respect to saving and presenting errors we should reverse the judgment. His position may be summarized by the statement that appellant was deprived of fundamental rights guaranteed by our constitution in that he had merely a perfunctory representation by counsel in a trial before a Judge who was not impartial but stepped out of his proper role on several occasions to assist in the prosecution and to convey to the jury his opinion