Case Name: The State v. Irvin
Court: Supreme Court of Indiana
Jurisdiction: Indiana
Decision Date: 1840-06-08
Citations: 5 Blackf. 343
Docket Number: 
Parties: The State v. Irvin.
Judges: 
Reporter: Blackford
Volume: 5
Pages: 343–343

Head Matter:
The State v. Irvin.
An indictment for unlawfully winning of several persons (naming them) and others, a certain quantity of beef, &c., was held bad for not naming all the persons with whom the bet was made, or stating that the names not given were unknown.
Monday, June 8.
ERROR to the Randolph Circuit Court.
W. J. Peaslee, for the state.
D. Kilgore, for the defendant.

Opinion:
Dewey, J.
The indictment in this case charges, that the defendant in error unlawfully won of several persons (naming them) " and others " a certain quantity of beef, by betting the same with the said persons " and others," on a shooting match, &c. The Court below quashed the indictment on the motion of the defendant, and discharged him from the prosecution. The state prosecutes this writ of error.
There is no error in the judgment of the Circuit Court. The indictment is defective in not setting out the names of all the persons with whom the defendant made the wager, or alleging an excuse for the omission. The names of third persons in an indictment should be set forth if they áre known to the grand jury; if they cannot be ascertained, such persons should be stated as certain persons to the jurors unknown. 1 Chitt. Cr. Law, 212.—Bac. Abr. tit. Indict. G. 2.—Arch. Cr. Pr. 33.—2 Hawk. P. C. c. 25. s. 71.—The State v. Stucky, 2 Blackf. 289.—Butler v. The State, decided at this term.
Per Curiam.
The judgment is affirmed.