State v. McLaughlin
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Johnson District Court. The defendant was indicted for rape, was tried, convicted of an assault with intent to commit a rape, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for three years. He appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.
i. evidence: impeachment of witness. I. Upon the trial the defense asked the prosecuting witness the following question: “Do you recollect of having a conversation with Mrs. McLaughlin, in , , which any one was said to have committed a rape, and in which you used, in substance, the following words: that you would swear to a lie any time in order to make á man pay you?” The State objected to this question, and it was excluded. The ruling is now assigned as error. It is .claimed that this question was proper, in order to lay the foundation for impeachment. The attention of the witness was not…
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