Legal Opinion

State v. Clark

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 18, 1886PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from Howard District Court. The defendant was indicted for an assault witli intent to disfigure one Daniel Barnes by biting off bis ear. There was a verdict of guilty, and judgment was rendered on the verdict. The defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Adams, Cii. J.

1. criminal mXrt'fom'er conviction. I. The defendant pleaded certain facts as a former adjudication. The state demurred to the plea, and tlie demurrer was sustained. The defendant assigns the ruling as error. The plea showed that defendant had been tried upon an indictment in which it was charged that he assaulted one Daniel Barnes, and bit off the ear of said Barnes; that he was found guilty of the crime of disfiguring; but, upon motion for a new trial and in arrest of judgment, the motion *197in arrest was sustained, and the indictment was set aside. The defendant contends that…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. MurrayMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
  2. People v. . CignaraleNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
  3. State v. SpaydeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
  4. State v. ScottSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896
  5. United States v. GuntherSupreme Court Of The Territory Of Dakota · 1888

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