State v. Simpson

The county attorney’s information in the case now before us for review charged the defendant with the crime of sodomy. He entered a plea of not guilty and upon trial' the jury found him guilty. A motion for new trial was overruled and thereafter lie was sentenced to the penitentiary at Fort Madison for the term provided by statute. He has appealed.

The nature of the offense and the evidence presented in this case are revolting and repulsive. There would be no benefit gained by a detailed account of the facts. It is sufficient to state that the appellant was thirty-one years of age and married…