State v. Arnold
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Allmnakee District Cov/rt. The defendant and one Charles Savoye were jointly indicted for conspiring together to bring about the seduction of Elizabeth Stielsmith. The indictment is fully set out in' the case of The State v. Savoye, ante, 562. The defendant was convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for three years. He appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.
I. The defendant’s demurrer to the indictment was overruled. The indictment was held sufficient in the case of The State v. Charles Savoye, before alluded to.
II. Upon the trial the State was permitted to prove the .statements of Charles Savoye, containing a detailed and circumstantial admission of the facts constituting the offense. *567These declarations were made long after the alleged offense -was committed. The admission of this evidence was error. “When the common enterprise is at an end, whether by-accomplishment or abandonment, no one of the conspirators is permitted by any subsequent act…
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