Legal Opinion

State v. Vinsant

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 11, 1878PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal from Page District Court. The defendant was indicted for the crime of rape npon tbe person of one Ida Hakes, and convicted of an assault with intent to commit rape. Having been sentenced, he appeals to this court.

1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.

I. The defendant moved to set aside the indictment on the ground that one of the grand jurors was not a *242qualified elector of the county in which the indictment was found. In support of the motion the defendant filed his own affidavit tending to show that the grand juror had previously been a resident of Washington county, and that, although he and his family had since removed to Page county, where the indictment was found, it was not with the intention of remaining. A counter-affidavit, made by the grand juror, was filed by the State, showing that he regarded Page county as his home, and that…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State v. WaltersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1877

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Hagans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
  2. State v. StumpSupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
  3. State v. BrooksSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
  4. State v. OckijSupreme Court of Iowa · 1914
  5. State v. WolfSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900

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