STATE v. TOLSON

No. 49075.

82 N.W.2d 105 (1957)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Donald Guy TOLSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 3, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Bowers and J. B. Morris, Jr., Des Moines, for appellant.

Norman A. Erbe, Atty. Gen., Freeman H. Forrest, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ray Hanrahan, County Atty., and Luther Glanton, Jr., Asst. County Atty., Des Moines, for appellee.


THOMPSON, Justice.

It is sometimes said that error "crept" into the trial of a lawsuit. Not so in the case at bar. It marched in like an army with banners, and trumpets. It was escorted, and emphasized, and aggravated by the attorney for the state.

A prosecuting attorney should use his best efforts to represent the state, vigorously and forcefully, in presenting its case within the bounds of proper legal procedure. He owes a second duty, of no less importance...

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