State v. Wells
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lee District Court. . Indictment for murder. Wells and. Cook were found guilty of murder in tlie first degree, and Fitzgerald in the second degree. The defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtServers, J.
1 CRIMINAL practice:con-popular prei.er afflctevlts by state. — I. The defendants applied for a continuance on the ground of excitement and prejudice existing . against them in the county where the indictment ° “ , was pending, which would prevent them from having a ^1' A’ial. The application was based 011 affidavits of the defendants, stating at length the existence 0f the excitement and prejudice, and the facts upon which their belief was based. These affidavits were supported by the affidavits of -five citizens of the county, including defendants’ attorneys. Objections were filed to the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Buel v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- State v. DowdSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1849
- Moynihan v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1880
- Bechtelheimer v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1876
- State v. WeeseSupreme Court of Iowa · 1880
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