Barnett v. State

97 N.E. 530, 177 Ind. 461, 1912 Ind. LEXIS 38

• Court: Indiana Supreme Court
• Decided: February 21, 1912
• Docket: No. 22,045
• Status: Published

Opinion

Morris, C. J.

Appellant was found guilty by a jury in the court below, on an affidavit charging him with being found in the possession of intoxicating liquors for the purpose of illegal sale, under §8351 Burns 1908, Acts 1907 p. 689.

From a judgment on the jury’s verdict, this appeal is prosecuted.

The only errors assigned, and not waived by the failure of appellant to discuss them in his brief, are (1) the overruling of his motion to quash the affidavit; (2) the overruling of his motion for a change of venue from the county; (3) the overruling of his motion for a change of venue from the judge; (4) the overruling of his motion for a new trial.

1. Prom appellant’s brief, it appears that the alleged errors of the lower court in overruling the motions for a change of venue from the county and^rom the judge are assigned here as independent errors. These alleged errors should have been assigned as causes for a new trial, and they cannot be considered as independent assignments of error. Berlin v. Oglesbee (1879), 65 Ind. 308, and cases cited; Southern R. Co. v. Sittasen (1906), 166 Ind. 257, 76 N. E. 973, and cases cited.

2. Appellant has failed to set out in his brief the motion for a new trial, or the substance thereof. This failure waives his right to a consideration by this court of any matter set out in the motion. Rule twenty-two, of this court; Bennett v. Root Furniture Co. (1911), 176 Ind. 606, 96 N. E. 708; Scott v. State (1911), 176 Ind. 382, 96 N. E. 125.

3. The record discloses that a motion to quash the affidavit was filed, but the motion itself does not appear in the record; nor does anything appear therein to indicate what reasons, if any, for quashing the affidavit were presented to the trial court. Therefore, no question, as to the correctness of the court’s action in overruling the motion to quash the affidavit appears in the record. Scott v. State, supra.

As nothing is properly presented for review by this court, the judgment is affirmed.

Note.—Reported in 97 N. E. 530. See, also, under (1) 12 Cyc. 822; (2) 12 Cyc. 886; (3) 12 Cyc. 865.