State v. Keturokis

The indictment in this ease is as follows:

“The Grand Jury of the County of Polk, in the State of Iowa, accuse Paul Fisher and Bennie Keturokis of Rape as defined in section 12966 of the 1931 Code of Iowa, and charge that Paul Fisher and Bennie Keturokis raped, carnally knew, and abused Louise M. Long. ’ ’

To this indictment' the defendants filed a demurrer which alleged, in substance, (a) that the indictment does not charge an offense by using the name given to an offense by statute; (b) that the indictment does not charge an offense either in terms of the common law or of the statute defining…