State v. Brandt
Supreme Court of Iowa
1Opinion of the Court
RAWLINGS, Justice.
Charged by county attorney’s information with the crime of manslaughter, defendant entered a not guilty plea. Trial jury found him guilty. Defendant’s motion for new trial was overruled, judgment entered, and he appeals. We affirm.
The sole errors asserted here relate to some instructions requested and others given.
Under these circumstances it will suffice to briefly note that upon seeing someone in or near his automobile, at night, defendant shot and killed the prowler. The instant action was thereupon brought.
I. The first complaint voiced by defendant on appeal is, in…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- State v. FordSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
- State v. KramerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1961
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