State v. Fisher
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Cherokee District Court. — Hon. W. I). Boies, Judge. The defendant was charged with the crime of assault with intent to commit great bodily injury upon one Grace Johns. The' ease was tried to a jury which returned a verdict o£ guilty of assault and battery. Sentence was pronounced that defendant be confined in jail for thirty days and pay the costs of prosecution, amounting to about $70.' The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
A number of errors are assigned. They may be grouped under three heads: error of the court in overruling the' demurrer to the information; error in the admission of testimony; and error in the instructions. After defendant had waived preliminary examination before a magistrate, an information was filed by the county attorney, duly verified. The following indorsements appear on the back of the information:
“On this the 16th day of January, 1914, being satisfied from the showing made herein that this cause should be prosecuted by information, the' same is approved.
"W. D. Boies, Judge of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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