State v. Spiers
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Sioux District Court. — Hon. John I\ Oliver, Judge. The defendant Spiers was convicted of tlie crime of nuisance, alleged to have been committed by maintaining a building and keeping therein for sale and selling therein intoxicating liquors, in violation of law, and appeals from that judgment, which required that he pay a fine and costs.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
1 I. Theappellant and one Carl Kroll were indicted and tried j-o'ntiy Nr the ci ime of nuisance-, but Kroll was acquitted. The appellant complains that he was not giv-e-n a fair and impartial trial, for the -alleged reason that the trial judge- asked numerous, questions of witnesses, made -objectionable remarks, and took such an active part in the- trial in behalf of the 'state as to prejudice the appellant. The- record sho-ws that the trial judge interrogated different witnesses, and that the questions he -asked were frequently mo-re direct -and better answered than were - those asked by the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. CloughlySupreme Court of Iowa · 1887
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