Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 12, 1968No. 53114PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STUART, Justice.
Defendant was indicted for murder by the Webster County Grand Jury. He was tried and the jury returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter. Defendant appeals contending trial court erred (1) by allowing expert testimony based on hearsay, (2) by failing to give defendant’s requested instruction, and (3) by failing to grant a new trial when prosecutor failed to disclose evidence favorable to defendant upon request.
On Saturday, October 28, 1967, around midnight, defendant Harlan Price Thomas, went to the home of decedent, Fred Newton Williams, in Fort Dodge. Apparently decedent…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Giles v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Miller v. PateSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Milton M. Levin v. Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Law Ex Rel. Law v. HemmingsenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1958
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Crosser v. Iowa Department of Public SafetySupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
- State v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
- State v. HillSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
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