State v. Ryan
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Benton District Court. — IIon.. Oree. Caswell,., Judge. The defendants were jointly indicted, tried, and convicted of the crime of burglary, and judgment of imprisonment in the penitentiary rendered against each, of them,, from which judgment they appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Given, O. J.
1 I. The county attorney, in his opening-statement to the jury, said, among other things, as follows :• “It is .often the case — whether it will' be here or not I do not know — that in cases of this character, where-the evidence is. more or less convincing, although circumstantial in its nature, that one of the defendants said the other di'd it so as to-allow the others to go free. I do not say that this will be done here, for I do not know- that it will be done.”' Of this statement appellants complain. Under section 5372 of the Code it wa-s-the-privilege-of the coun*538ty attorney to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. RiversSupreme Court of Iowa · 1886
- Johnson v. MillerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
- State v. MoelchenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1880
- Williams v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1900
- State v. HessiansSupreme Court of Iowa · 1878
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