This is an appeal from the judgment in a criminal case. The indictment states the grand jurors “accuse Homer Blaine Wagoner, Jr., оf the crime of Assault with intent to Commit a Felony and charge that the said Homer Blaine Wagoner, Jr., * * * did assault Jacqueline Mae Millеr, on or about * * *, with intent to commit a felony contrary to and in violation of section 694.5 of the 1954 Code of Iowa.” Defendant had testified before the grand jury that he had been drinking and did not recall what had happened upon the occasion in questiоn. After the indictment was returned he appeared in open court with attorneys retained by him and pleaded he was guilty of the offense charged therein. Thereupon judgment was rendered finding defendant guilty of the offense charged. He waived time and аsked immediate sentence but the court continued the case five days for sentence. At the time fixed defendant again appeared in person and by his attorneys and the court adjudged that he be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years. Thereafter defendant filed motion in arrest of judgment. This was overruled and defendant has appealed.
Section 694.5, Code of Iowa, 1954, provides: “If any person assault another with intent to commit any felony * * * where the punishment is not otherwise рrescribed, he shall be imprisoned * * *.”
The indictment charges merely that defendant assaulted Jacqueline, “with intent to commit a felony”, without specifying what felony he intended to commit. Appellant contends there is no such statutory offense as assault with intent to commit a felony and hence the indictment is not merely defective, but fails to charge any specific offense, аnd is void.
He relies largely upon State v. Austin (1899),
In State v. Herzoff,
Neither of the foregoing decisions directly involved the validity of the indictmеnt. Nor has our attention been called to any decision directly in point. However, in 1929, chapter 266, Laws of Thirty-third General Assembly, frеquently called the “Short Indictment Act” was enacted. As its name indicates, it provides for short indictments. In that connection a рrotection is afforded defendants by sections 4 and 5 of the chapter, now sections 773.5 and 773.6, Code of Iowa, 1954. Section 773.5 рrovides, in part, that when an indictment with the minutes of the evidence fails to inform the defendant of the particulars of the offense sufficiently to enable him to prepare his defense, or to give him such infonnation as he is entitled to under the constitution of this state, he may request a bill of particulars. Section 773.6 states, if it appears from such bill that the particulars furnished do not constitute the offense charged, etc., the court on motion of the defendant shall set aside the indictment, etc. See Stаte v. Powers,
One of the permissible forms of indictment listed in seсtion 33 of the Short Indictment Act, now section 773.34, Code of 1954, is: “A. B. attempted to break and enter the dwelling of C. D. with intent to commit a public offense * * (Italics supplied.) In view оf express statutory approval of the language, “with intent to commit a public offense”, we cannot agree that similаr language, “with intent to commit a felony”, in an indictment returned under Code section 694.5, renders such indictment insufficient to charge an оffense.
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The decision in State v. Austin, supra,
We hold the indictment in the case at bar does charge an offense.
II. Code section 777.3 provides objections.to the substance and form of the indictment are waived if not raised by dеmurrer before the jury is sworn. No demurrer was filed by appellant. He first questioned the sufficiency of the indictment and the procеdure thereunder, by motion in arrest of judgment, made after judgment had been rendered against him. The language of section 777.3 is clear and this court has frequently held such objections are waived if not raised in the manner and within the time required by the statutes. State v. Woоdson,
Code section 788.1 defines motion in arrest of judgment. Decisions under this statute, as amended in 1929, hold such motion cannot proрerly be based upon grounds which would be grounds for demurrer. Otherwise stated, the waiver provisions of section 777.3 are appliсable to motions in arrest of judgment. State v. Bading,
Appellant contends he .could not waive his right to be further informed of the pаrticulars of the charge against him because such right is fundamental and is guaranteed by provisions of section 10 of Article I of thе Constitution of Iowa, that in all criminal cases the accused shall have the right to be informed of the accusation against him. As already stated, appellant did not request a bill of particulars which Code section 773.5 provides for when the indictment fails to give the accused such information as he is entitled to under the constitution of this state. This language of section 773.5 has reference to the provision of section 10 of Article I of the Constitution of Iowa, upon which appellant now relies.
Appellant’s contention he could not waive provisions of
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sеction 10 of Article I of the Constitution of Iowa is not meritorious. State v. Rowley,