State v. Stuart

The statement of facts contained in appellant’s brief is as follows:

“On the morning of March 1, 1949, Homer McAmis, who lived in Ankeny, Iowa, discovered that the door to his house was open, and that his wrist watch, his daughter’s wrist watch, and an ice pick were missing.

“In the afternoon of March 1, 1949, the defendant and Charles Alberts were arrested in the city of Des Moines on a routine check by Des Moines police officers.

“Defendant, C. W. Stuart, was wearing a man’s wrist watch at the time of his arrest. That same evening a detective of Des Moines Police Department searched the rooms-…