Case Name: Turpin v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Indiana
Jurisdiction: Indiana
Decision Date: 1835-06-06
Citations: 4 Blackf. 72
Docket Number: 
Parties: Turpin v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Blackford
Volume: 4
Pages: 72–72

Head Matter:
Turpin v. The State.
In error.
Saturday, June 6.

Opinion:
INDICTMENT against three persons for a riot. Plea, not guilty. Verdict of guilty as to one, and of not guilty as to the others. Held, that upon this verdict, a judgment could not be rendered against the defendant found guilty. Aliter, if the indictment had been against the defendants together with others whose names were unknown. 1 Russ, on Crimes, 267. Reg. v. Soley et al. 2 Salk. 594.—Rex v. Scott et al. 3 Burr. 1262.—2 Chitt. C. L., 488 .
A riot is whore three or more actually do an unlawful act of violence. 3 Inst. 176. An indictment, however, against A. for that he, together with divers other persons to the jurors unknown, committed the offence, is good. Anon. 3 Salk. 317.