State v. Reid
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dubuque District Court. Burglary. — Defendant was indicted jointly with Emerson, Green and Fields, at the February Term, 1865, of the Dubuque District Court, for burglariously, &c., entering, &c., in the night time, the house of one Bradley. At the August Term he was tried and convicted, sentenced to the penitentiary for the ■ term of five years, and now prosecutes this appeal. ■. 1. The indictment is bad, because it fails to lay venue to-the offense.
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Appeal from Dubuque District Court. Burglary. — Defendant was indicted jointly with Emerson, Green and Fields, at the February Term, 1865, of the Dubuque District Court, for burglariously, &c., entering, &c., in the night time, the house of one Bradley. At the August Term he was tried and convicted, sentenced to the penitentiary for the ■ term of five years, and now prosecutes this appeal. ■. 1. The indictment is bad, because it fails to lay venue to-the offense. Itreads: “The grand jury of the county of Dubuque, in the name and by the authority of the State of Iowa, accuse George Beid of the…
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
l. Criminal “S?'1' venue' To notice and discuss, at length, the several points made by the prisoner’s counsel, in his very clear and succinct briefs, would unreasonably 7 # J extend this opinion. They have all received our careful attention, and we propose to do no more than state briefly the law applicable to each.
1. The indictment commences as follows:
*417“ The State of Iowa v. William Emerson, George Reid, James Green and Charles Fields.
District Court of the County of Dubuque.
' “ The grand jury of the county of Dubuque, in the name and by the authority of the State of Iowa, accuse William…
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