Legal Opinion

State v. McGuire

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 24, 1997No. 96-895PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LARSON, Justice.

The defendant, Delbert McGuire, was convicted of four counts of forgery in violation of Iowa Code sections 715A.1 and 715A.2 (1995). He appealed on the grounds that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction and that the court erred in admitting hearsay testimony. The court of appeals found no error on the hearsay issue but reversed on the ground that there was insufficient evidence of McGuire’s knowledge that the checks involved were forged. We vacate the decision of the court of appeals and affirm the judgment of the district court.

I. Facts.

McGuire had opened a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. McKettrickSupreme Court of Iowa · 1992
  2. State v. LigginsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1994
  3. State v. OdemSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982

3Cited by15 opinions

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  3. State v. HildrethSupreme Court of Iowa · 1998
  4. State v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Iowa · 2008
  5. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Iowa · 2003

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