State v. Burke
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Blade Hawk District Court. The defendant was indicted for manslaughter at the September term, 1869, of the Black Hawk district court. The cause was tried at the May term, 1870, a verdict of guilty rendered, and the defendant sentenced to hard labor in the penitentiary for one year and six months; from which judgment he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
That the deceased, Henry Guyer, came to his death by reason of a blow inflicted by the defendant with a club or stick of wood is not questioned.
The defense insisted upon in the district court was, that the blow was struck by the defendant in reasonable self-defense when attacked by the deceased and his brother, George Guyer.
The evidence shows that the defendant, the deceased, and several other persons were at the house of one Oonrad Paul, on Sunday evening, November 21, 1869 ; that the defendant.arfd George Guyer quarrelled, and the deceased interferecq;.taking his brother’s side in the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. BenhamSupreme Court of Iowa · 1867
- State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1859
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