State v. Ormiston
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Poweshiek District Court. The indictment in the case charged that “ Calvin Ormiston, David Ormiston and Charles Bramer did wickedly and maliciously conspire together with intent wrongfully to injure the person and character of one Charles Blanchard, and to assault the said Charles Blanchard, with the felonious intent to inflict upon him a great bodily injury, in violation of law; and in pursuance of said conspiring together said defendants did, in the night-time,…
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Appeal from Poweshiek District Court. The indictment in the case charged that “ Calvin Ormiston, David Ormiston and Charles Bramer did wickedly and maliciously conspire together with intent wrongfully to injure the person and character of one Charles Blanchard, and to assault the said Charles Blanchard, with the felonious intent to inflict upon him a great bodily injury, in violation of law; and in pursuance of said conspiring together said defendants did, in the night-time, feloniously decoy said Charles Blanchard away from his home and family, and into the public highway, and did then and…
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
*145i. ckiminai aeytoinjure1" character: indictment examined. *144I. After verdict, the defendants moved in arrest of judgment on the ground that “the indictment *145charges no offense, and is bad for duplicity.” The indictment, we assume, was drawn under section 4087 of the Code. That section is in these words: . , «If any two or more persons conspire or confederate together, with the fraudulent or malicious intent wrongfully to injure the person, character, business, or property of another, * . * * every such offender, shall be punished by imprisonment,” etc. As to the position that the indictment does…
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