State v. Gilbert
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Iowa District Court.— Hon. R. P. Howell, Judge. The defendants were charged by indictment with the crime of feloniously exposing an infant child. At the close of the evidence for the State, the defendants moved for an instructed verdict in their favor, and the motion was sustained. Judgment was entered discharging the defendants, and the State appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtBishop, J.
1. SUBPCENA OF WITNESSES AT EXPENSE OF STATE: application: review. I. Before the commencement of the trial, the defendants applied to the court for an order commanding the issuance of a subpoena to secure the attendance of certain persons as witnesses on their behalf. The application recited the names of the witnesses, but did not disclose what facts were expected to be proven by them. The State filed a resistance to the application based wholly upon the failure to include therein a statement of facts material to the issue. The court overruled the resistance, and ordered that the witnesses be…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. MackeySupreme Court of Iowa · 1891
3Cited by10 opinions
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