State v. McCausland
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wright District Court.— Hon. R. M. Weight, Judge. Indictment for rape upon the person of a female child under age of consent. Verdict of guilty, and, from the judgment entered thereon, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, C. J.
1. Criminal law: rape: instructions: limitations. I. The appellant objects to the trial court’s charge to the jury because it does not say in express terms that, to justify a conviction, the crime charged must be found to have been committed within eighteen months next preceding the return of the-indictment. The point is not well taken. The indictment was returned October 12, 1906. The evidence shows without controversy that, if the alleged crime was ever committed, it was in the month of June, 1906. There is no claim of or testimony tending to show any assault upon the prosecuting witness…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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