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12 Iowa 358

State v. Corrette

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 4, 1861

Supreme Court of Iowa · decided 1861-12-04

Dependant was indicted for permitting gaming contrary to the provisions of § 2721 of the Code of 1851. The indictment charges that the persons playing were unknown to the grand jurors.

Decided 1861-12-04

Wright, J.

¶1The applicability of the instruction asked does not appear by bill of exceptions or otherwise. What the testimony was no where appears. If it be granted, as urged by defendant’s counsel, that it should affirmatively *359appear that the persons playing were unknown, it would by no means follow that an instruction would be pertinent, which assumes that the persons playing were shown by the evidence to be known to the grand jurors. Instructions asked should always be applicable and pertinent to the testimony submitted. If there is no testimony warranting the position assumed in an instruction, it should be refused. And when refused, and none of the testimony is before us, we are bound to presume that the refusal was justified.

¶2Affirmed.

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