Case Name: Roberts v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Indiana
Jurisdiction: Indiana
Decision Date: 1862-11
Citations: 19 Ind. 180
Docket Number: 
Parties: Roberts v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Indiana Reports
Volume: 19
Pages: 180–181

Head Matter:
Roberts v. The State.
Where the jurisdiction of the Common Pleas to try for a felony is based upon the fact that the defendant is in custody, the information must show that- the crime for which he is prosecuted is- the same for which he is in custody.
APPEAL from the Marion Common Pleas.
A. J. Thornton, and.' McDonald, Loache, and Lewis, for the appellant.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The judgment in this case is reversed, on the authority of Justice v. The State, (see 2 G. & H. 394, notes,) and the appellant ordered to be returned to the jail of Marion county, all of which is to be certified to the keeper of the State prison.