State v. Farley
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal •from Buena Vista JDisb-iet Court. — Hon. Lot Thomas, Judge.- The defendant was accused and convicted of the crime of nuisance, committed by owning and keeping in a building intoxicating liquors, with intent to sell them in violation of law. From a judgment imposing a fine of four hundred dollars and costs, he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, C. J.
i. criminal law: prooí of venue. I. The indictment charged that the defendant committed the crime of which he was convicted in the county of Buena Vista, an(j state of Iowa, but it is said that the evidence failed to show where the crime was committed. There was no direct evidence on that point, but the trial took place in Storm Lake, the county seat of Buena Vista county. The defendant was a resident of that town, and carried on business in it. There were numerous statements in the testimony of different witnesses which tended to show that the offense for which the defendant was on trial was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. LafferSupreme Court of Iowa · 1874
3Cited by4 opinions
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- State v. MitchellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- Nies v. AndersonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
- Shideler v. NaughtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1914