State v. Richardson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Mitchell District Court.— Hon. Clieeoed P. Smith, Judge. The defendant was' convicted of having committed incest, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, C. J.
1. Criminal law: instruction. The facts sufficiently appear in State v. Judd, 132 Iowa, 296, and.no more need be added than is necessary to dispose of 'the points raised on this appeal. The criticism of the sixth paragraph of the charge is that, in directing the consideration of the evidence “ tending to prove the conduct and disposition” of the parties towards each other, the court confused and misled the jury by adding, “ and the evidence to disprove the same.” Hp to this time it has been supposed that after -mentioning a proposition, stating it conversely would tend to guard the jury…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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