Supreme Court of Iowa, 1862

State v. Kreig

Supreme Court of Iowa · Decided June 23, 1862 · Wright

13 Iowa 462

Counsel

Hall, Harrington & Hall for the appellant., . C. C. Nourse, Attorney General, for the State,

Opinion of the Court

Wright, J.

The demurrer was properly overruled. The indictment was against the individual, and not the *463house or building. State v. Crogan, 8 Iowa, 523. We find no precedent, either in the text books or cases, requiring a more 'definite description. 3 Chitty’s Cr. Law, 672, et seq. The King v. Taylor, 3 B. & C., 502; 2 Hill, 558. Our statute does not require it.

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