Legal Opinion

State v. Small

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 25, 1918PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from Mahaska District Court. — Henry Silwold, Judge. The defendant appeals from conviction of having resisted an officer.

1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.

The defendant is charged with having resisted arrest by a policeman without a warrant. His offense is said to be the “using of loud, boisterous, obscene, and abusive language in a public place, and disturbing the peace and quiet of the community, and acting in a riotous, indecent, and unlawful manner.”

The policeman testified, in substance, that defendant entered' one Snyder’s pool hall and asked for pop, saying that “this was to put into some more alcohol,” and, applying an epithet to the officer, added that he could not take that away from him; that the witness responded that no one had said…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Snyder v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
  2. Stearns v. . TitusNew York Court of Appeals · 1908

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Young v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
  2. State v. ThomasSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
  3. State v. RoweSupreme Court of Iowa · 1947
  4. Ware v. DunnCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
  5. People v. PerryCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947

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