State v. Ward
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottawattamie District Court. — IIon. E. B. Woodrupp, Judge. The defendant was prosecuted under information charging him with unlawfully killing a deer. The defendant pleaded not guilty and a trial was had in justice court resulting in conviction. From this judgment, an appeal was taken by defendant to the district court. Upon trial had to the court without a jury, the defendant was again convicted and has appealed
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
In the judgment of the district court was included the following finding:
1. Game : deer : prohibition on killing: constitutional right to protect property. The record herein strongly suggests a purely moot case. As is usual in such a ease, the' arguments are more formal than zealous. There is much in the record to indicate that the alleged criminal act was committed for the very purpose of presenting a case and taking judicial opinion thereon. Needless to say, the courts are not friendly to moot cases.They are kept sufficiently busy with bona fide controversies. In view of the fact, however,…
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