STATE v. FONZA

No. 50722.

118 N.W.2d 548 (1962)

The STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Henry Carl FONZA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 11, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jens Grothe, Des Moines, for appellant.

Evan Hultman, Atty. Gen., John H. Allen, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Harry Perkins, Polk County Atty., Des Moines, for appellee.


SNELL, Justice.

Defendant, Henry Carl Fonza, was indicted, tried and found guilty of robbery. From judgment of imprisonment he has appealed. The first problem is factual. Was there evidence to support a verdict of guilty?

Factually the prosecution's case suffers from anemia. There is plenty of suspicion, conjecture and rationalizing but little substance. We suspect that this condition may have been brought about by the failure of a contemplated witness for...

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