State v. Reed
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Bae District Court. The defendant was convicted of entering, without breaking, a dwelling house in tbe night time, with intent to commit larceny, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for four years. From the judgment he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
I. The prosecuting witness in this case is one Brady. The evidence shows very clearly that some one entered his house during the night, with intent to commit ^aiv^aifbn evidence. oi larceny. The doubt as to the defendant’s guilt, H any, arises upon the question of identity. Both Brady and wife saw the person who entered the house, and *41thought that they recognized the defendant as that person. On the other hand, the defendant introduced evidence tending to show that he was elsewhere on the night in question, and could not have committed the crime with which he was charged. As pertaining to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1881
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