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Ritchey v. State

Citations

  • 7 Blackf. 168
  • 1844 Ind. LEXIS 80

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  • holding that indictment for arson must allege value of property destroyed, because statute set punishment based on value
  • same in arson prosecution because, “[i]n addition to imprisonment in the penitentiary, the guilty person is liable to a fine not exceeding double the value of the property destroyed”
  • same in arson prosecution because, “[i]n addition to imprisonment in the peniten- tiary, the guilty person is liable to a fine not exceeding double the value of the property destroyed”

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Judges: Dewey

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