Legal Opinion

State v. Manley

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 28, 1888PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from Taylor District Court. — Hon. John W. Habvey, Judge. The defendant was convicted of the crime of larceny by the verdict of a jury, and was sentenced by the court to a term of imprisonment in the penitentiary, and from that judgment he appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.

On the trial the state proved the larceny of the property described in 'the indictment, and that defendant soon after the larceny had it in possession. It also proved certain statements made by him before he was arrested as to the manner in which he claimed to have obtained possession of it, which in his examination as a witness he admitted were false. He testified that he obtained the property from a person who had it in possession, and from whom he won it at a game of chance, and that he had no knowledge when he received it that it had been stolen ; and he introduced other evidence which…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. RichartSupreme Court of Iowa · 1881
  2. State v. PetersonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
  3. State v. HopkinsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. KimesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
  2. State v. IveySupreme Court of Iowa · 1923
  3. State v. BrundigeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
  4. McDonald v. Atlantic & Pacific RailroadArizona Supreme Court · 1889
  5. State v. MinerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899

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