Legal Opinion

State v. Carnahan

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 20, 1864PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from Des Moines District Court. INDICTMENT for grand larceny. Trial by jury; verdict of guilty, and judgment accordingly, from which, the defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtOole, J.

1. instruction. After the jury had heard the evidence and arguments of counsel, the court gaye instructions asked ky respective counsel, and also gave one instruction on his own motion, wherein he grouped together many facts, legitimately provable in such a case, and which the evidence tended to establish, and instructed the jury that “such facts as these, if shown by tbe testimony, constitute circumstantial evidence. Circumstantial evidence is legal evidence, and convictions bad upon it are legal convictions. In the case before them, tbe jury will look at all tbe evidence, and from it make…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Miller v. BryanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1856

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Lynch v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1892
  2. Dixon v. AhernNevada Supreme Court · 1887
  3. State v. BrainardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868

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