State v. Grinden
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Story District Court. — Hon. t). R. Hindman, Judge. The defendant was indicted for the crime of murder. He was convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for five years, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
I. ■ The defendant was jointly in-. dieted with one John Grandy for murder in the first degree, by taking the life of one Allen Lloyd. Grandy pleaded guilty before the defendant was tried. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and it is claimed in his behalf that he is not properly chargeable with any offense, unless it may be an assault and battery upon the person of Lloyd. He claims that his eodefendant was the real culprit, and that Lloyd came to his death by the violence of Grandy alone. The facts leading up to the death of Lloyd, stated in a general way, are as follows: Lloyd, Grandy, and…
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