State v. Houseworth
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Johnson District Court. — Hon. S. H. Fairall, Judge. Indictment for an assault with intent to commit rape. Verdict of not guilty, and the state appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Granger, O. J.
At the trial of the indictment, after the state had rested and a part of the testimony for the defense had been offered, defendants’ counsel called the county attorney as a witness, who, against his objection, was sworn. The prosecuting witness was one Lizzie Nosek. After the commission- of the alleged offense she was in the office of the county attorney, and there stated to him facts relative to its commission, and particularly what defendant Houseworth said and did at the time of the alleged offense. The court, against the objections of the county attorney because the…
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