State v. Johnson

RAWLINGS, Justice.

Appeal by defendant, Irvin Johnson, from judgment on jury verdict finding him guilty of delivering a controlled substance, 1971 Session of the Sixty-Fourth General Assembly, chapter 148, section 401(1). [See The Code 1973, Section 204.401(1)].

Evidence adduced in course of trial discloses Steven Keenley, Iowa Department of Public Safety special agent, purchased from defendant a substance represented to be narcotics. Immediately thereafter special agent Dooley conducted a field test of the eight capsules so obtained from defendant. Thereupon Keenley labeled and sealed the…