State v. Jones

On September 2, 1942, the grand jury of Warren county returned an indictment against the defendant accusing him of the crime of incest committed with his eight-year-old daughter, as defined in section 12978 of the Code of Iowa, 1939. Upon a plea of not guilty and trial thereon, the jury returned a verdict of guilty and sentence was duly pronounced. Defendant filed motion for new trial and exceptions to instructions, which were overruled, and brings this appeal.

The court has examined the record in this case with appreciation of the gravity of the offense, but we do not consider it necessary…