Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 9, 1954No. 48324PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOliver, J.
— The indictment charged defendant committed burglary of the dwelling house of Mrs. Eleanor Dill at 294 East 17th Street, in Des Moines, in the nighttime, with intent to commit larceny, and, after having entered such dwelling house, assaulted Mrs. Dill. Mrs. Dill testified she slept on a divan on the first floor of her house. Her two small children and her sister slept on the second floor. Her husband was in the Army in Germany. About 1 a. m., June 2, 1952, she awakened to find the light of a pencil flashlight shining in her eyes. A male voice whispered, “Don’t scream or I will kill you.” The…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Stein v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- State v. HeightSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- State v. VanceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
- State v. HoferSupreme Court of Iowa · 1947
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- State v. TornquistSupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
- State v. SheppardOhio Court of Appeals · 1955
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
- State v. WallaceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
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