Legal Opinion

State v. Duffy

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided September 23, 1904PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from, Fayette District Court.— Hon. L. E. Eellows, Judge. Dependant was tried on an indictment for robbery, and was convicted, and sentenced to imprisonment in tbe penitentiary at hard labor for tbe term of fifteen years, and from this sentence be appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.

There was competent evidence that defendant, while armed with a dangerous weapon, struck tbe prosecutor, and with force and violence stole and took from bis person property of value, and therefore the verdict was supported by tbe evidence, and tbe trial court did not err in refusing to set it aside. We find no error in tbe rulings as to tbe admission of evidence.

weight to be' givep evidence. Complaint is made that no instruction was given a's to tbe weight to be given to tbe testimony of witnesses, but none was asked, and we see nothing in tbe record to indicate that any prejudice resulted…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. MarshallSupreme Court of Iowa · 1928
  2. State v. WarnekeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1935
  3. State v. BeckerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
  4. State v. BuchanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1934

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