State v. Prizer
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Washington District Cov/i't. The defendant was convicted of the seduction of an unmarried woman of previously chaste character, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for the term of one year. He now appeals to this court. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
The objections urged against the proceedings and judgment in this case will be considered in the order of their discussion pursued by the counsel for the defendant.
1. criminal law: seduction: repitati0n. I. Two witnesses for the defendant were asked by his counsel to testify — the one as to the woman’s moral character, ^ie i*1 Regard to her character for chastity, H is obvious, upon a consideration of all the language of the questions, as well as of the sense of the word in its colloquial use, that the term character, as used, expresses the idea conveyed by the word reputation. There can be no…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Root v. StuyvesantNew York Supreme Court · 1837
- Kenyon v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
- Ande v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1857
- State v. SheanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1871
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- People v. . NelsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- State v. ReinheimerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
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