State v. Walker
Supreme Court of Iowa
'Appeal from Polh District Court.— Hon. Josiah Given, Judge. Defendant was indicted for the crime of murder in the first degree, and on trial by a jury he was convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for the term of eight years. From this sentence he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
About 10 o’clock in the evening of August 5, 1902, one Isaac Finkelstein was found lying on the north side of East Walnut street, in the mouth of the alley between East Sixth and Seventh streets, in Des Moines, with one side of his head mashed, apparently by a club of some kind, and he died within a few minutes after he was found. One Harris Levich, and the defendant, John Walker, the latter being a colored man, were indicted for the crime of murder in causing the death of Finkelstein. Levich was tried first and acquitted.
1. Evidence-aeth1ídtions °f person. Subsequently, when this defendant…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Spies v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1895
- State v. NashSupreme Court of Iowa · 1858
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- State v. CroffordSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
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