State v. Sheeley
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Delaware District Court. The defendant was indicted for voting illegally, was convicted and appeals. The facts necessary to an understanding of the questions determined, appear in tbe opinion of tbe Court. cited The Commonwealth v. Agían, Tbatcber’s Or. C., 412; 9 Met., 270; The Commonwealth v. Wallace, Tbatcber’s Cr. C., 596. cited The State v. Boyett, 10 Ind., 336; McGuire v. The State, 7 Humph., 54; Morris v. The State, 7 Blackf., 607.
1Opinion of the CourtLowe, J.
Under § 4337 of tbe Revision of 1860 tbe defendant was indicted and convicted of illegal voting. It is claimed that tbe Court below erred: First. In its charge to the jury; Second. In refusing tbe instructions asked for by tbe defendant; Third. In overruling tbe objection of tbe defendant to tbe juror James McClure; Fourth. In excluding tbe testimony of tbe witness Michael Sheeley.
In argument tbe first of these assignments is not pressed; indeed, the charge of tbe Court is liberal to, not to say quite favorable for, tbe defense. Tbe Court did refuse the following instructions asked for by the…
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