State v. Chambers
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Boone District Court. — E. M. McCall, Judge. Defendant appeals from a conviction on an indictment charging him with having obtained money from Boone County under false pretenses, whereby said county was defrauded and cheated to the amount of $94.70. —
1Opinion of the CourtSalinger, J.
l. Appeal and .error.: decisions veviewaMe: order overruling SetéTverdictnew?1'® t0 r® I. A motion to direct verdict for defendant was made at the close 0f the evidence for the State, and was not > renewed after the evidence for both sides was closed. Hence we cannot review whether the motion was rightly overruled. This does not preclude -complaint that the. verdict is contrary to and not supported by the evidence, and the result of passion and prejudice. Such is made, but we think not *441well founded. This disposes of (he claims that, as matter of law, there was no intent to defraud, no fraud…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
- People v. . BakerNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- State v. FoxtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1914
- Elizando v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1892
- State v. CollinsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1871
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- State v. MunroSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
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