STATE v. RANKIN

No. 53527.

181 N.W.2d 169 (1970)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Larry Lamon RANKIN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 10, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Phelan, Fort Madison, and David B. Hendrickson, Keokuk, for appellant.

Richard Turner, Atty. Gen., James W. Hughes, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Robert B. Dickey, County Atty., of Lee County, for appellee.


STUART, Justice.

A Lee County jury convicted defendant of the crime of incest in violation of section 704.1, Code of Iowa. He was sentenced to a term not to exceed 25 years in the state penitentiary at Fort Madison. He assigns four errors on appeal. We affirm.

I. In prosecutions for adultery, incest and statutory rape evidence of similar acts is admissible and may be considered as bearing upon the disposition and...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases