Case Name: The State v. Larrigan. (Two Cases.)
Court: Iowa Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Iowa
Decision Date: 1885-06-08
Citations: 66 Iowa 426
Docket Number: 
Parties: The State v. Larrigan. (Two Cases.)
Judges: 
Reporter: Iowa Reports
Volume: 66
Pages: 426–426

Head Matter:
The State v. Larrigan. (Two Cases.)
1. Criminal Law: waiver of jury: conviction illegal. One indicted for a felony cannot waive a trial by jury, and a conviction without a jury is illegal. -State v. Carman, 63 Iowa, 130, followed.
Appeals from Polls District Gov/rt.
Monday, June 8.
D. 0. Finch, for appellant.
A. J. Baker, Attorney-general, for appellee.

Opinion:
By the court.
The defendant was indicted, tried, and convicted of a felony by the court, a trial by jury having been waived. It has been held that such a conviction is illegal. State v. Carman, 63 Iowa, 130. These cases must therefore be
Eeversed.