State v. Glynden
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Hardin District Court. Defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree, for the killing of Wipka Martin, and sentenced to imprisonment for life. He appeals to this court. The facts of the ease involved in the questions ruled in the case appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Beck, Oh. J.
— I. Wipka Martin, a girl of fourteen years of age, was, on the 8th day of September, 1877, found dead in a corn field in the neighborhood of her home in Grundy eounty. It was evident that her death was caused by violence perpetrated in a brutal attempt to ravish her. She was well grown and healthy, and had resisted the assault with all her strength. There was evidence at the place where it occurred of a violent struggle, showing the spirit and determination with which she resisted her destroyer. Death was caused by strangulation, produced by the hands of the more than brutal…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hess v. WinderCalifornia Supreme Court · 1866
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