Legal Opinion

State v. Roby

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 21, 1922PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.

1. The evidence is of such.a character that, in the interests of decency, the details ought not to be stated. We shall attempt to cover the main points without stating the nauseating details. There is no conflict in the evidence. No evidence was offered on behalf of the defendant.

The prosecuting witness was 14 years of age, at the time *1034of the transaction in question. We gather from the record that defendant was a married man, of middle age. It appears that, for a long time prior to the date of the alleged crime, defendant had been one of the friends of the Jeffries family, and had lived in…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. State v. CarnagySupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
  2. Croomes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1899
  3. Cromeans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1909
  4. Hanes v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1900
  5. State v. DolanWashington Supreme Court · 1897

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Fryer v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  2. State v. CasadySupreme Court of Iowa · 1992
  3. State v. SpargoSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
  4. Connelly v. NolteSupreme Court of Iowa · 1946
  5. People v. LanzitCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1925

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