State v. McGarry
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dubuque District Court. — IIon. J. L. Husted, J udge. Indictment for murder in the first degree. From a judgment entered on a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree,.defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWaterman, J.
The first matter presented relates to a claimed error of the court in overruling a motion to quash the indictment. No reasons are given in support of this contention, so we deem it sufficient to say, after a careful examination of the record, that the action of the trial court in this respect was fully justified.
1 2 II. One defense of which evidence was offered was an alibi. On this subject the trial court gave the following instructions: (13) The defendant makes as one of his defenses herein what is known as¡ an ‘alibi;’ that is, that at the time of the commission of the crime charged in the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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