State v. Wegener
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Citas. A. Dudley, Judge. Defendant was indicted for robbery, convicted, and appeals. — Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtGaynor, C. J.
Defendant was accused of the crime of robbery, alleged in the indictment to have been committed as follows: On the 9th day of October, 1914, the defendant, armed with a revolver, assaulted one Charles Ashworth; put him in fear of his life, and feloniously and forcibly took from him $20 in money and one check in the value of $5,000, all being the property of the said Ashworth. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and also tendered an issue as to his sanity at the time the act was alleged to have been committed by him. Upon a trial to a jury, the defendant was convicted and sentenced to the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hart v. ChurchCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
- Fairbanks v. SnowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
- State v. NovakSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
- Bork v. . the People of the State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Douglass ex rel. Osborne v. AgneSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- State v. BeckwithSupreme Court of Iowa · 1951
- State v. BerrySupreme Court of Iowa · 1950
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