State v. Bevans
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Henry District Qov/rt. Wednesday, October 8. The defendant was indicted for oppression in office, for that he “ did by color of his office as a constable of Center township * * * willfully and corruptly oppress one Josephine Snider under pretense of acting in his official capacity as said officer.
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Appeal from Henry District Qov/rt. Wednesday, October 8. The defendant was indicted for oppression in office, for that he “ did by color of his office as a constable of Center township * * * willfully and corruptly oppress one Josephine Snider under pretense of acting in his official capacity as said officer. Second count: That M. T. Bevans on the 1st day of January, 1870, at * * * did by color of his office as constable of Center township at * * * willfully and corruptly oppress one Josephine Snider, by extorting large sums of money from her under pretense of having an order of court to…
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
The demurrer was properly overruled. The grounds of the demurrer are here argued collectively. Perhaps we cannot more succinctly or satisfactorily dispose of the numer*180ous questions made by it, than by stating, that it appears to us to show a crime possible to be committed by a constable whose official character is stated, together with the facts constituting a single offense, and is therefore sufficient. A little more in detail we may state, that the bill of rights, sec. 11, of our constitution, which declares that “ no person shall be held to answer for any higher criminal offense unless on…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. HutchinsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1869
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- Baker v. Johnson CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1876