State v. Usher
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court. — HoN. J. H. PeestoN, J udge. The defendant was convicted of tbe crime of man-sláughter and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
The facts are accurately stated in the opinion filed on the former appeal. 126 Iowa, 287. But one *608circumstance need be added. The physicians testified that the bullet entered the body of William Garrity immediately below the fourth or fifth rib, and about an inch above the left nipple, and, after passing through the left lung, lodged on the left side of the eighth dorsal vertebra. The distance through the body was twelve or fourteen inches, and the ball deflected downward from three to five inches. Its course was such as to indicate that the rifle must have been aimed from above, and that, as…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. MarvinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1861
- State v. SterrettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- State v. ArcherSupreme Court of Iowa · 1886
- State v. UsherSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Wiggins v. LeonardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1859
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
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- State v. ClydeHawaii Supreme Court · 1964
- State v. RaneySupreme Court of Iowa · 1929