State v. Kuntz

MR. JUSTICE DAVIS:

The defendant Kuntz (appellant here) was charged in the district court for Lake County with the crime of incest alleged to have been committed with his daughter on or about January 5, 1953. Upon his plea of not guilty he was tried to a jury and found guilty. On November 26, 1954, the judgment of the court was passed that he serve a term of three years at hard labor in the state prison. From that judgment and from an order made December 28, 1954, denying his motion for a new trial he has appealed to this court.

The appeal taken May 26, 1955, from the denial of a new trial…