State v. Paden

De Graff, J. —

The defendant, M. W. Paden, was jointly indicted with A. Ii. Drake and John F. Smith by the grand jury of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, for the crime of conspiracy. On motion of the defendant Paden, a change of venue was granted to Shelby County, and he elected to be tried separately. For the purposes of this opinion, the allegations of the charge constitute a sufficient statement of the facts. The indictment alleges that, on or about the 29th day of August, 1922, the defendants did willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously conspire and confederate together, with the willful,…