State v. Yates
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Mahaska District Court. — Henry Silwold, Judge. Defendant was indicted and convicted of sodomy, and appeals to this court.
1Opinion of the CourtGaynor, C. J.
Defendant is accused of the crime of sodomy alleged to have been committed upon the person of one Glenn Doner on or about the 27th day of October, 1916, in the county of Mahaska, in the state of Iowa. In the court to which the indictment was returned, defendant entered a plea of not guilty, was tried to a jury and convicted, and from this conviction appeals, and urges that the *540evidence against Mm was wholly insufficient to justify the verdict.
A careful reading of the record discloses that Glenn Doner was but seven years of age; that his testimony was relied upon by the State to sustain the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. KingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
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