Tweedy v. State
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, the Des Moines District Gov/rt. Indictment for murder in the second degree. The defendant was found guilty of manslaughter, sentenced to the penitentiary for five years, and from this judgment sues out this writ of error. All the facts material to an understanding of the questions decided, will be found in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWright, C. J.
During the progress of the trial in the court below, various exceptions were taken to the rulings and decisions there made, which are now assigned for error. Without intimating an opinion upon many of them, welshall briefly refer to a few of those brought to our attention. It seems that there was testimony tending to show, that defendant had acted in self defence. Upon this subject, the court instructed the jury as follows:
First. li The facts of excuse, or self defence, must be proven to the minds of the jury, clearly and beyond a reasonable doubt, otherwise they must find the defendant…
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