State v. Schwenderman
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wapello District Court. — Seneca CoRnell, Judge. The defendant was convicted in tbe court below of tbe crime1 of forgery, and sentenced to an indeterminate sentence in tbe penitentiary, and be appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
The indictment in this case charged tbe defendant with having feloniously indorsed tbe name of “Mike Lemon,” payee named in a check for $37.20, bearing date February 26, 1921, and signed by tbe Ottumwa Supply & Construction Company, by George A. Zika. The indictment lays the venue in Wapello County. At tbe close of tbe State’s evidence, and again at tbe close of all tbe evidence, tbe defendant moved tbe court for a directed verdict, upon tbe grounds that tbe State bad failed to prove tbe venue, or to introduce sufficient testimony to justify a conviction. Both motions were overruled, and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. BlodgettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
- State v. McCormackSupreme Court of Iowa · 1881
- State v. SpaydeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. AllenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
- State v. GibsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1940
- State v. TilleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1970