State v. Cooley

RAWLINGS, Justice.

Defendant, Steven Melvin Cooley, appeals from judgment on jury verdict finding him guilty of carrying a concealed weapon in violation of The Code 1971, Section 695.2. We reverse.

October 8, 1971, at about 9:00 p. m., two Des Moines policemen, on special assignment to investigate armed robberies and house prowling in the Model Cities area, observed a 1961 Chevrolet parked at the corner of Thirteenth Street and Forest Avenue. Occupants of the vehicle were defendant, Vicky Lyon and her two year old child. At approximately 9:30, defendant emerged from the passenger side of the…