State v. Brooks

Per Curiam.-

The defendant was indicted by the grand jury of Polk County for the crime of rape alleged to have been committed upon Helen Van Ginkle, a female under sixteen years of age, in Polk County, Iowa, on or about September 8, 1935. The defendant entered a plea of not guilty, the case was tried to a jury in the district court of Polk County on September 30, 1935, and a verdict of guilty of the crime charged in the indictment was returned. Defendant filed a motion for a new trial, which was overruled, and defendant appeals.

Among the grounds urged for a new trial was that the State failed…