State v. Danforth
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Poiveshieh District Cowrt. The defendant was indicted for unlawfully having carnal knowledge of a female, by administering to her a substance, and by other means producing such stupor and imbecility of mind and weakness of body as to prevent effectual resistance. Upon a trial there was a verdict of guilty, and judgment that defendant be confined in the penitentiary for ten years. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Rothkock, Ch. J.
The following is the substance of the testimony of Ellen N. Patterson, the complaining witness:
On the evening of the 21st day of February, 1875, witness and her brother, Fred. Patterson, went in a sleigh to Lynn-ville, to meeting. The defendant was at the meeting. At the edge of town, as they were starting home, defendant called Fred, to him, and they took a drink of liquor together. About a half mile further on, Fred, called to defendant, who was iii the sleigh behind witness and her brother, to get into the sleigh with them, which he did. Defendant took out his bottle and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Risk v. State ex rel. VestalIndiana Supreme Court · 1862
- Howegler v. GreinerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1893
3Cited by22 opinions
- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
- Hanawalt v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
- Eckhart v. PetersonWashington Supreme Court · 1917
- State v. DanforthSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1905
- Shorten v. Judd ex rel. RunkleSupreme Court of Kansas · 1895
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