State v. Browning
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polh District Court. — Hon. Lawrence De Graff, Judge'. Defendant with two others, was indicted for the crime of making malicious threats to extort money. Upon trial to a jury he was found guilty and given an indeterminate sentence to the penitentiary. He appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
Defendant was indicted for the crime defined in section 4767 of the Code, which reads as follows: “If any person, either verbally or by any written or printed communication, maliciously threaten to accuse another of a crime or offense, or to do any injury to the person or property of another, with intent to extort any money or pecuniary advantage whatever, or to compel the person so *40threatened to do any act against his will, he shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than two years or be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars.
The charging part of the indictment is as follows: “The…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- State v. LewisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
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- Kennedy v. RobertsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
- State v. RainsbargerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1887
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