State v. Smith
Supreme Court of Iowa
Apeal from the Lee District Court. Defendant was indicted at the September term, 1857, of the Lee district court, at Keokuk, for the crime of larceny. A special'term of that court was held in May last, .when, defendants moved to strike the cause from the docket. This motion was overruled; defendant was tried and convicted, and now appeals. For the other material matters,. see opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
"Weight, C. J.
The determination of this case involves the construction of chapters 1 and 134, of the laws of 1858, pages 1 and 259. By section 1, of chapter 1, so much oí ihe act of January 21st, 1S57, which fixes the time of holding courts in Des Moines county on the 4th Monday in January, and at Keokuk, in Lee county, on the 2d Monday in February, is repealed. The second section is as follows:
“ All writs, actions, pleas, indictments, recognizances, and motions, made returnable, or by which parties are bound to appear at said terms, shall be returnable to, and valid at, the April and…
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