State v. Bennett
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Bremer District Court.— Hon. J. F. Clyde, Judge. The defendant was convicted of tbe crime of seduction, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
1 Seduction: best evidence. Tbe evidence tended to show that illicit relations between prosecutrix and defendant began in July, 1902, and continued until February 8, 1903, when she went to Dubuque for a visit with a sister. Prior to gOjng they had talked several times of breaking off these relations, but had not done so. After so testifying, she was asked to state “ whether or not Bennett wrote you in regard to breaking off these relations? ” The objection that this was not the best evidence was overruled, and the witness answered “ He did.” Thereupon a letter was identified as having been…
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