State v. Moss
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Guthrie District Court. — W. H. Fahey, Judge. The defendant was convicted of the crime of shooting with a gun at a dwelling, with intent to injure or deface the same, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
1. Malicious mischief : evidence: sufficiency. I. The accused lived with his parents on a farm, about a mile and a half west of Guthrie Center. He worked that farm. Their house is near the highway, and on the south side of the division line between such farm and that of J. H. S hr oyer and family, the house of whom is a considerable distance from the road. At about 7:30 o’clock in the evening of April 22, 1916, the Shroyers left their house, with lamp burning, for Guthrie Center. Both testified that, in passing the Moss home, they observed the accused looking out of the window toward their…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- State v. CroffordSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
- State v. KimesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
- State v. SalingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1865
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