State v. Harding
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Washington District Court. — Hon. D. Ryan, Judge. The defendant was indicted for assault with intent to commit murder. There was a verdict for an assault with intent to commit manslaughter, and, from a judgment thereon, the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtGuaNOEk, J.
After deliberating more than eighteen hours, the jury sent to the court the following: “There are two men that will not vote guilty on the second count, but say that, if you will send them writ-, ten instructions, that such a verdict will be in accordance with the evidence and your instruction, that they will so vote.” The jury then came into court, and from questions by the court it learned that at least some of the jurors had not a clear idea of the distinction between an assault with intent to murder and an assault with intent to commit manslaughter, and the court, with considerable…
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