State v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lee District Court. — W. S. Hamilton, Judge. Trial on indictment for the crime of escape from the penitentiary. Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary for an indeterminate period not to exceed five years and not concurring with his former sentence. Defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtDe Graff, J.
— On April 12, 1921 the grand jury of Lee *298County, Iowa' returned an indictment against the defendant charging him with the crime of escape from the penitentiary. The state penitentiary of Iowa is located at Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa. The defendant was an inmate of said institution but at the time of his escape was working under the custody and control of a deputy warden at the state farm at Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa. The facts are not in dispute and but one question is presented on this appeal. Did the district court of Lee County have jurisdiction to try the defendant?
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kring v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Cook v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- State v. SquiresSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- Gut v. StateSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Locke v. New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
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