Case ID: iowa_45/html/0697-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Adams, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

The State v. Brennan et al.
    Evidence: sufficiency oe to sustain verdict.
    
      Appeal from, Tama District Court.
    
    Monday, December 11.
    The defendants, Edward Brennan, Thomas Brennan and Patrick Brennan, were jointly indicted and convicted of an assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury upon the person of one Mrs. Goodfellow. The defendant Edward Brennan appeals.
    
      I. M. Preston <£ Son, for appellant.
    No appearance for the appellee.
   Adams, J.

The only question presented in this case is as to whether the verdict is supported by the evidence. The prosecuting witness, Mrs. Good-fellow, states that all the defendants kicked her. One Murphy testifies that all the defendants engaged in the assault on Mrs. Goodfellow. On the other hand, six witnesses testified that the defendant Edward Brennan did not engage in the assault. These witnesses, however, all belonged to the Brennan family, except one Casey, and he was engaged in the quarrel upon the side of the Brennans.

One witness testified that Mrs. Goodfellow told him that the appellant did not touch her, but this she denies.

Evidence was introduced tending to impeach the character of the prosecuting witness. One witness was introduced tending to sustain her character. The character of Murphy, witness for the State, was not impeached to any extent.

In such a conflict of evidence, we cannot regard it as within our province to disturb the verdict.

Affirmed.