Legal Opinion
State v. Hall
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 18, 1981No. 65044PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LeGRAND, Justice.
In 1972 defendant was convicted of robbery and sentenced to the penitentiary. He was paroled in 1974 and on May 5, 1976, he was granted a restoration of citizenship by the governor of this state. Defendant now stands convicted of possession of a firearm in violation of the statute which prohibits convicted felons from possessing such a weapon. Section 724.26, The Code.
The several issues raised all involve in greater or lesser degree the basic argument that this judgment cannot stand because possession of a firearm by a convicted felon was not a crime when defendant was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State v. LuedtkeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- United States v. Gerald Ray BergemanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Clifford Ray SuttonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Pasquale Matassini, A/K/A Pat Matassini, and Robert E. RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- State v. WaltonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
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- State v. UedingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1987
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