Legal Opinion

State v. Walker

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 13, 1921PublishedCited by 47 opinions

Appeal from Hamilton District Court. — H. E. Frye, Judge. Trial on an indictment for the crime of breaking and entering a building in the nighttime resulting in a verdict of guilty. Motion for new trial "was overruled and judgment was entered on the verdict. Defendant appeals.'

1Opinion of the CourtDe Graff, J.

The defendant was indicted by the grand jury of Hamilton County, Iowa on April 28th, 1921 for the crime of breaking and entering a building on the night of March 18, 1921. A plea of not guilty was entered to said indictment on the 3rd day of May, 1921. Trial was had thereon commencing on the 16th day of May 1921.

1. On the 9th day of May 1921 defendant filed a motion for continuance which was overruled by the court. Error is predicated on this ruling. The only material recital in said motion as a &TOimd for continuance is:

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2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Strauder v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. Twining v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  3. Neal v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
  4. Guinn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  5. Bush v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1883

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WeloskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
  2. State v. . EmerySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1944
  3. State v. EmerySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1944
  4. State v. DunneSupreme Court of Iowa · 1944
  5. State v. HallMississippi Supreme Court · 1966

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