State v. Graves
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polh District Court. — Hubert UtteRbaok, Judge. The defendant was indicted for murder in the second degree. Trial to a jury, and conviction for manslaughter. Defendant was sentenced to the penitentiary for a period not exceeding that provided by the statute. Defendant appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
Substantially the only controverted fact in the case is whether the killing of deceased was or was not accidental. Defendant claimed that it was accidental. One of the errors assigned is that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict of the jury. There was an abundance of evidence from which the jury could properly have found that the killing of deceased was not the result of an accidental shooting. This is so clear that we shall not go into the details of the evidence.
The appellant’s abstract recites that defendant excepted to the instructions, and that such exceptions were…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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