State v. Dietz
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Humboldt District Court. — Hon. D. F. Coyle, Judge. The defendant was indicted for the crime of adultery. The case was tried to a jury, and at the close of the evidence for the State the court directed a verdict for defendant. The State appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
1. Criminal law : adultery : conviction of one party: effect.
The parties alleged to have committed the act of adultery charged in this case are the same as in State v. Taylor, 160 Iowa, 328, and the transaction is the same. In that case the jury convicted. In the present case the court directed a verdict of not guilty on the state’s evidence. The nature of the act is such that it would be impossible for one to be guilty and the other innocent. This mates the situation *334peculiar. But the parties accused were indicted separately. If they had been indicted together, they would have been entitled,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
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