State v. Gillick
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, the Dubuque District Court. Murder. At the May term, 1858, of the Dubuque district court, the defendant was indicted for the murder of his wife, by shooting, and at the August term following, was tried, and convicted of murder in the first degree. From that judgment, he now prosecutes this appeal. The material facts in the case, and the errors assigned, are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from, the Dubuque District Court. Murder. At the May term, 1858, of the Dubuque district court, the defendant was indicted for the murder of his wife, by shooting, and at the August term following, was tried, and convicted of murder in the first degree. From that judgment, he now prosecutes this appeal. The material facts in the case, and the errors assigned, are fully stated in the opinion of the court. I, The court erred in refusing to discharge Charles Corkery from the grand jury. The answer of the grand juror, showed that he had formed and expressed, an unqualified opinion, that…
1Opinion of the CourtStockton, J.
At the May term, 1858, of the district court of Dubuque county, the defendant was indicted for the murder of his wife, Mary Giliick. The cause was continued until the next term, in August, at which time a new grand jury was impannelled. After the impannelling of the same, the prosecuting attorney withdrew the indictment found at the previous term, and procured a new in*305dictment, to be found by the grand jury at the said August term. The defendant moved to quash this second indictment, for the reason that, having been held in custody to answer for a public offense, at the time the grand jury…
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