Legal Opinion
State v. West
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 16, 1923PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPREston, J.
The indictment was under Chapter 192, Acts of the Thirty-ninth General Assembly, which reads:
‘ ‘ If any person ravish and carnally know any female of the age of 16 years or over, by force or against her will, or if any person under the age of 25 years carnally know and abuse any female child under the age of 16 years, or if any person over the age of 25 years carnally know and abuse any female under the age of 17 years, he shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for life or any term of years.”
The indictment is under the last subdivision. It charges, in substance, that defendant is over 25…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. FrawleyIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
- De Witt v. . Barly and SchoonmakerNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- State v. PotterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1870
- Atchison & Eastern Bridge Co. v. MillerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1905
- State v. GibsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Martin Bros. Box Co. v. FritzSupreme Court of Iowa · 1940
- Peverill v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1925
- United States v. CampbellDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1956
- State v. LahmonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1940
- New York Life Insurance v. BreenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1939
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