State v. Chambers
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Gowrt. — Hon. J. H. Pbeston, Judge. The defendant was indicted, tried and convicted of the crime of incest with his step-daughter, Sarah D. Cowden. Judgment was entered against him on the verdict, from which judgment he appeals. The correctness of the appellee’s amended and additional abstract being denied, and no transcript filed, the case must be considered upon the appellant’s abstract alone.
1Opinion of the CourtGtven, J.
i cbiminal law: ienge grand1’ 3ury-I. The appellant was charged with the crime of incest, before a justice of the peace, and on April 6, 1891, he waived examination, and gave bond to appear and answer before the grand jury. The district court being then in session, the grand jury returned an indictment on April 11, 1891, against the defendant, charging him with the same act of incest. The appellant moved to quash the indictment for the reason that no opportunity was given him to challenge the grand jury, and because the grand jury had no right to take jurisdiction of the case. It does not…
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