181 Iowa 783 | Iowa | 1917
I. Appellant first asks a new trial on the alleged ground that the verdict of guilty is without support in the evidence. In argument, counsel seek to sustain this proposition on the theory that the principal witness for the State is unworthy of credit; that her story is inconsistent and incoherent; and that she shows herself insincere and revengeful. The objection is without merit. It is an elementary principle in the trial of jury cases that
II. So far as error is alleged upon rulings of the court in the course of the trial below, it is quite impracticable to follow counsel’s propositions in logical or consecutive order. Their briefs are constructed in entire disregard of our rules, which require a clear statement under separate and distinct headings, or in separate paragraphs, of the several propositions of law and of fact on which reliance is placed. This has not been done, and we shall attempt no more than to mention a few, which, from their repetition in various forms, we infer are thought to be of controlling importance.
IV. To the giving of certain instructions, and to the refusal of requests for others, appellant also excepts. None of the questions so raised require discussion, except to say that, in so far as the requests state propositions of law which are correct and applicable to the case, they are all fairly covered by the charge of the court, while others are controlled and governed by the rules of law to which we have expressed our adherence in the foregoing paragraphs of this opinion.
A thorough examination of the record discloses no reversible error, and the judgment of the district court is— Affirmed.