State v. Turner
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Des Moines District Court. The prisoner was indicted, tried and convicted of the crime of aiding to conceal certain gold and silver watches, &c., stolen from one Prochoski, knowing the same, &c. The case grows out of the same transaction detailed in The State v. St. Clair, 17 Iowa, 149. For the questions made see the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
"Weight, Ch. J.
I. The language of the statute is, that if any person aid in concealing any stolen goods, &c., knowing the same to be so obtained, he shall be punished, &c. (Rev., § 4246.) The act of April 7, 1862, ch. 121, p. 135, only makes the punishment depend upon the value of the property stolen, and hence the jury in this case found this value.
That the indictment is defective for not charging the felonious intent, though suggested in appellant’s brief, is not pressed in argument, as a closer examination shows that this intent is sufficiently charged.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
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