State v. Conkright

Apr 22, 1882
Reporters:
,
Before:
Rothrock
Rothrock, J.

1. CRIMINAL law : seduction : indictment. The case is submitted upon a transcript ‍​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍without abstract or argument for appellant. It appears that ^ie defendant has been twice tried, and at each trial was found guilty. The first verdict was ‍​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍set aside and a new trial awarded. The transcript does not contain the evidence offered on the trial. The indictment charges that the defendant “did unlawfully and ‍​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍feloniously seduce, debauch and carnally know one Caroline Jenkins.” There was a demurrer to the indictment upon the ground that no facts are stated therein constituting the ‍​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍crime of seduction. The demurrer was overruled. The ruling was correct. See State v. Curran, 51 Iowa, 112.

We have examined the whole record, including the instructions given by the ‍​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍court to the jury, and have to say that we discover no error therein.

Affirmed.