State v. Williams

This is the second appeal in this case. The first opinion will be found in 195 Iowa 785, where the facts of the brutal and revolting crime with which 4he defendant is charged are fully set out. There is no occasion to again refer to them here in detail. It is only necessary to consider at this time the errors assigned as a ground for reversal.

Upon the last trial, the defendant was found guilty of murder in the second degree. It is urged that the defendant should have been found guilty of murder in the first degree, or acquitted. We heartily agree with the proposition, but it does not follow…