State v. Bell
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Mills District Govurt. The defendant was convicted of the crime of seduction, and sentenced to a term of imprisonment in the penitentiary of tbe State, and now prosecutes bis appeal to tbis court. Tbe facts of tbe case appear in tbe opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
1. hew trial: newly discoverd evidence, I. Tbe indictment was presented to tbe District Court at its September Term, 1877. A continuance was granted upon tbe application of defendant. At tbe next term (March 6, 1878) be again applied for a continuance on account of tbe absence of a witness by wbom be alleged be could prove tbat tbe prosecutrix was an unchaste woman, and tbat tbe witness bad, prior to tbe time of tbe •offense, sexual intercourse with ber. • Tbe motion was overruled, and tbis action of tbe court constitutes an alleged ground of error. Tbe affidavits supporting tbe motion sliow…
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