State v. Gibson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Union District Court. — Homer A. Fuller, Judge. The defendant appeals from a conviction on an indictment charging that he- “did attempt, by speech, action, and manner of speaking, to incite, abet, promote, and encourage hostility and opposition to the government of the state of Iowa and of the United States, contrary to the statutes in such cases made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the state of Iowa.”
1Opinion of the CourtSalinger, J.
1. Indictment and Information : waiver of defects and objections; belated objection. I. One complaint lodged is that, contrary to Section 5280 Of the Code, the indictment does not enable a person of common understanding to know wha.t was intended. It is conceded that this objection is made here for the first time. It comes too late, thus made, and we cannot review it.
*1216Indictment and Information : requisites and sufficiency of «accusation : duplicity. *1215II. It is contended that the indictment violates Section 5284 of the Code, because it charges the commission of two offenses; *1216to wit, one against…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Montclair v. RamsdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Johnson v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Ritchie v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- McAunich v. Mississippi & Missouri RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1866
- Morford v. UngerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1859
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3Cited by31 opinions
- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
- Knorr v. BeardsleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1949
- Leach v. Commercial Savings BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1927
- Glatstein v. GrundSupreme Court of Iowa · 1952
- Watson v. NixDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1982
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