Legal Opinion

State v. Ray

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 10, 1879PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from Decatur District Court. The defendant was convicted and sentenced for the crime of keeping a nuisance, and now appeals to this court.

1Opinion of the Court

Adams, J., „ change of. I. The defendant moved for a change of venne on .account of the prejudice of the judge. The motion was refused, and the refusal is assigned as error. We can see ^ ewidexioe of abuse of discretion, and without :such evidence the refusal to grant the change is not a ground of reversal. State v. Mewherter, 46 Iowa, 88.

•2 cniMra-AL warrant? ju. risdiction. II. The defendant was tried without the issuance of, a bench warrant. It is insisted by the defendant that the court did n°t acquire jurisdiction of his person; but we think it did, if he appeared and submitted himself…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State v. MewherterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1877

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. HoferSupreme Court of Iowa · 1947
  2. State v. MelvernWashington Supreme Court · 1903
  3. State ex rel. Dawson v. St. Louis Court of AppealsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1889
  4. State v. . CrookSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1894
  5. State v. WrightSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972

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