State v. Hinkle
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal -from the Appcmoose District Court. Tlie prisoner was indicted at the October term, 1856, of tbe district court of Davis county, for the murder of his wife, Nancy Hinkle. Upon his affidavit and motion, a change of venue was ordered to Wapello county; and afterwards upon his like application, in the Wapello district court, the venue was changed to Appanoose county, in the ninth judicial district.
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Appeal -from the Appcmoose District Court. Tlie prisoner was indicted at the October term, 1856, of tbe district court of Davis county, for the murder of his wife, Nancy Hinkle. Upon his affidavit and motion, a change of venue was ordered to Wapello county; and afterwards upon his like application, in the Wapello district court, the venue was changed to Appanoose county, in the ninth judicial district. At the April term, 1858, of that court, he was tried, found guilty of murder of the first degree, and sentenced accordingly. To reverse this conviction, he prosecutes this appeal. Eor the…
1Opinion of the Court
Wright, O. J.
— In the examination of the case, we shall confine ourselves to the errors insisted upon by counsel in their argument, both because we take it for granted, that these are the material ones, and because those assigned, and not relied upon, are either involved in those examined, or are not sustained by anything found in the record.
And first, it is urged that the court 'erred in overruling the challenge of the defendant, to a member of the grand jury that found the indictment. It seems that the defendant had been held to answer for this offence, prior to the term at which the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1856
- Goodwin v. BlackleyIndiana Supreme Court · 1853
- Hocker v. JamisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1841
- Jones v. VanzandtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Ohio · 1843
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