State v. Powers
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Carroll District Court. — E. G. Albert, Judge. Indictment charging assault with intent to commit rape. Defendant was found guilty as charged, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSalinger, J.
1> number f DEI: fañurenctyo: ob-Sect: effect,t 2. Criminal law : preliminary information : “holding to answer sufficiency. I. The grand jury impaneled for the year 1915 consisted of 12 persons, until the February term of that year, wpen one 0f tlie members of that body was dismissed by the court for the rest of the year. No one had been drawn to fill the vacancy thus created. The panel which indicted this defendant had its 7 members drawn from this 11, and it is urged that drawing from the 12 is essential to a legal grand jury. While we think that a jury thus drawn is subject to challenge,…
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