State v. Stalker
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. W. H. McHenry, Judge. Defendant was indicted, tried, and convicted of crime of incest; and from the judgment imposed, appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, C. J.
1. Criminal law : incest: prosecutrix as accomplice: corroboration. The crime is alleged to have been committed upon Gladys Beebe, who was 13 years of age on the 8th day of March, 1913. It is claimed that the offense was committed in December of the year of 1912. Prosecutrix is the step-daughter of the accused, and she testified to acts of intercourse with him, beginning in December, 1912, and continuing down until sometime in March of the year 1913, when it was discovered that she was pregnant. There was no testimony which tended to corroborate the prosecutrix and the conviction must depend…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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