State v. Stratton
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Blaolchawk District Court. Forgery : alteration oe written instrument, etc. The defendant and one "Willis were jointly indicted for forgery under Revision, section 4253. The alleged forgery consists in altering a promissory note or instrument made by one Brown to the defendant.
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Appeal from Blaolchawk District Court. Forgery : alteration oe written instrument, etc. The defendant and one "Willis were jointly indicted for forgery under Revision, section 4253. The alleged forgery consists in altering a promissory note or instrument made by one Brown to the defendant. This instrument, as set out in the indictment, is as follows: “ $25. May 20, 1867. “ Six months after date I promise to pay to O. H. Stratton, or bearer, twenty-five dollars, with 10 per cent interest. Yalue received. “H. Brown.” When this writing was executed and delivered by Brown to the defendant there…
1Opinion of the Court
Dillon, Ch. J.
I. After having examined the testimony, this court is of opinion that it sustains the verdict of the jury. The defendant produced no evidence of any kind. An outline of the case made by the State appears in the statement. There was, therefore, no error in the action of the District Court in overruling this ground of the defendant’s motion for a new trial. It is not deemed necessary to recount the evidence at length, or to comment upon it.
II. The defendant asked the court to instruct the jury, “ that when two are charged with the commission of a crime, and it is not proved beyond…
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