State v. Leis
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, the Henry District Court. Information before a justice of tbe peace charging the defendant with having violated the liquor law. Being convicted and fined by the justice, and upon appeal to the District Court, judgment again being rendered against him, the defendant appealed to this court.
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
The first assignment by the appellant relates to the refusal of the court to sanction defendant’s application for a change of venue.
The change is prayed for upon account of the prejudice of the people of Henry county. The defendant supported his application by the affidavit of twenty-two persons, whether disinterested or citizens of the county does not appear, but each swear that defendant cannot obtain an impartial hearing in said county. The State upon the contrary produced the affidavits of twenty-one citizens of the county? *417who testified that they were acquainted in said county, and that…
2Cited by2 opinions
- Baily v. BirkhoferSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- State v. PaulsenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979