State v. Cater
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Winneshiek District Court. — Hon. E. E. Cooley, Judge. The defendant is charged with the murder of George Wemett. He was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to be imprisoned for life in the state penitentiary, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRinne, C. J.
1 I. The court is charged with error in not sustaining the defendant’s motion for a new trial on the ground of newly-discovered evidence. Under the statute, newly-discovered evidence is not ground for granting a new trial in a criminal case. State v. King, 97 Iowa, 440 (66 N. W. Rep. 735); State v. Watson, 81 Iowa, 380 (46 N. W. Rep. 868); State v. Whitmer, 77 Iowa, 557 (42 N. W. Rep. 442); State v. Bowman, 45 Iowa, 418.
2 II. Complaint is made of the action of the court in permitting the attorneys for the state, on cross-examination of the defendant’s witnesses, the Cater girls, to examine…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- State v. MunchrathSupreme Court of Iowa · 1889
- State v. MooreSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- State v. ColeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1883
- State v. WatsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
- State v. PerigoSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
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3Cited by42 opinions
- State v. MartiSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
- State v. KingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- State v. MillmeierSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
- State v. Van TasselSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
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