Case ID: iowa_58/html/0338-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Rothrock, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

The State v. Conkright
    1. Criminal Law: seduction: indictment. An indictment for seduction, wMcli charges that the defendant “did unlawfully and feloniously seduce, ’ ’ etc., is sufficient. It need not state the facts constituting the crime.
    
      Appeal from Polk District Court
    
    Saturday, April 22.
    The defendant was indicted for the crime of seduction and upon a trial was found guilty. He appeals.
    No appearance -for appellant.'
    
      Smith McPherson, Attorney-general, for the State.
   Rothrock, J.

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.