Donnelly v. County of Johnson

Supreme Court of Iowa
Donnelly v. County of Johnson, 7 Iowa 419 (Iowa 1858)
Stockton

Donnelly v. County of Johnson

Opinion of the Court

Stockton, J.

This judgment of the district court must be reversed. There is no provision in the statute giving *420to a witness for tlie defendant in a criminal prosecution, the right to claim the payment of his witness fees from the county treasury. When called in behalf of the prosecution, lie is to be paid by the county; but in no other case. He must look to the party summoning him as a witness, for his compensation.

Judgment reversed.

Reference

Full Case Name
Donnelly v. The County of Johnson
Cited By
3 cases
Status
Published