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State v. Krewsen

State v. Krewsen, 11 N.W. 7 (Iowa 1881)
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Court
Supreme Court of Iowa · State Highest Courts
Decided
December 20, 1881
Judges
Adams
Citations
11 N.W. 757 Iowa 588
Headnotes
1. Criminal Law: defense of alibi: burden of proof. Where the defendant in a criminal trial relies upon the defense of an alibi, the burden of proof is upon him to establish such defense by a preponderance of the evidence. Following The State v. Hamilton, post.
Summary
Appeal from Davis District Court. The defendant was indicted jointly with two others for b urglary. Yerdict and j adgmeut having been rendered against him he appeals.

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Opinion of the Court — Adams

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Adams, Ch. J.

1. CRIMINAL burden*!1 pr00f' The defendant introduced evidence tending to prove an alibi. The court gave an instruction in these W01 ■ “ The burden of establishing an alibi is' cast upon the defendant, and the evidence introduced to sustain it should outweigh the proof introduced by the State tending to show that the defendant participated in the burglary. But he is not bound to establish such defense beyond a reasonable doubt, and if upon the whole case, the testimony raises in your minds a reasonable doubt that the defendant was at the place of the burglary, and you find that said offense was not committed by the counsel, advice, or direction of the defendant, then you should find the defendant not guilty.”

The defendant objects to so much of the instruction as charges the jury that the evidence of the alibi should outweigh the evidence tending to show that the defendant participated in the burglary.

Under the rule adopted by a majority of the court in State *589 v. Hamilton, post, p. 596, decided at the present term, the instruction must be approved.

We discover no error upon any other point, and the judgment must be

Affirmed.

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1893: 11897: 11969: 118932026peak 1893 · 1

Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. Gale H. Johnson v. John E. Bennett, Warden, Iowa State Penitentiary414 F.2d 50 (8th Cir. 1969)
  2. Coleman v. the Territory of Oklahoma1897 OK 15, 47 P. 1079
  3. State v. Yohe53 N.W. 1088 (Iowa 1893)

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  1. Gale H. Johnson v. John E. Bennett, Warden, Iowa State Penitentiary414 F.2d 50 (8th Cir. 1969)
  2. Coleman v. the Territory of Oklahoma1897 OK 15, 47 P. 1079
  3. State v. Yohe53 N.W. 1088 (Iowa 1893)

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