State v. Williamson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jasper District Oourt. The defendant was convicted of the crime of willful and 1 malicious mischief', maiming and disfiguring a horse, the property of one B. 0. Graves, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $50. lie appeals to this court.
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Cn. J.
1iawfmait1' Sgof horse: icetoTOrds1" structióu. I. The court gave an instruction in these words: “If you find that the injury, if any, was inflicted by the defendant willfully and wantonly, an(l without any reasonable excuse being shown therefor, then the law will imply malice towards the owner.” The defendant assigns the giving of this instruction as error. The statute under which the defendant was convicted is section 3977 of the Code. That section provides that “ if any person maliciously kill, maim or disfigure any horse, cattle or other domestic beast of another, * * * he…
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