Legal Opinion
State v. Archer
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 8, 1953No. 47962; 48125PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
The body of Mrs. Lillian Chapman was found in an alley in Clinton on the morning of May 30, 1950. Some of her ribs on the right side were broken, her body had several bruises, and a scarf was drawn tightly around her neck. The medical testimony was that death was caused by strangulation. Her clothing was disarranged, her nether undergarments being entirely removed. Apparently from this it was suspected she had been a victim of rape, but the medical testimony failed to substantiate that fact.
Mrs. Chapman’s age is variously given as having been from sixty to seventy-two years. That her death…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Haley v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Watts v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Turner v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Gallegos v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State v. CullisonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- State v. HodgeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1960
- State v. HollandSupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
- State v. TriplettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1956
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954
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