Legal Opinion

State v. Butler

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided July 10, 1919PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Hamilton District Court. — R. M. Wright, Judge. The indictment charges that John Butler and William Butler willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously kept, and carried around on their persons, and in a vehicle, intoxicating liquors, with intent to sell and dispose of the same, by gift or otherwise. This is an appeal from a conviction under this indictment.

1Opinion of the CourtSalinger, J.

i. criminal law: conviction or foint^defendTerdict.form °f I. The indictment alleges that John Butler and William Butler committed the act charged. The court submitted four forms of verdict. Form T provided for finding John Butler guilty; Form 2 for his aeauittal. Forms 3 and 4 dealt in like ^ manner with William Butler. The jury returned a separate verdict, finding each defendant guilty as charged. In a brief point, appellants make the statement that, where the indictment charges a joint commission of the offense, “and there is a variance between the proof and the charge, there can be no…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State v. McAninchSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
  2. Schaefer v. Anchor Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
  3. Mohn v. MohnSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
  4. State v. FountainSupreme Court of Iowa · 1918
  5. State v. HunterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1871

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Kauffman v. LoganSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919
  2. State v. HickmanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1923
  3. Beggs v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1934
  4. State v. ArlunoSupreme Court of Iowa · 1936
  5. State v. MatthesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1930

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