State v. Millmeier
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lee District Court. — How. Henry Bank, Judge. Defendant was indicted, tried and convicted of the crime of arson, and from the sentence imposed, appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
Defendant is accused of having, on November 24, 1895, burned a barn belonging to one William Hoenig, — but in the possession of George Millmeier, a half brother of defendant, as lessee, at the time it was destroyed. The conviction was obtained on circumstantial evidence, some of the material parts of which will be hereinafter referred to.
1 2 The court permitted a witness for the state to testify that he met defendant at a certain saloon in October, before the fire, and that defendant said he was going to get even with Hoenig and his brother, George Millmeier. This witness was then ashed:…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- The People v. . BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Winslow v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- Carlton v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- State v. WardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1888
- Pitts v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1871
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