Legal Opinion
State v. Gibbs
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 17, 1976No. 58075PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDSON, Justice.
Defendant appeals following his conviction for possession of a controlled substance, asserting the State should have been required to prove, as an element of the offense, that he did not have a valid prescription for the drugs found in his possession.
November 8, 1974, Fort Dodge police, executing a warrant, arrested defendant for assault and battery. Defendant was driven to the police headquarters. As he got out of the squad car, one of the officers saw him pull something out of his pocket and tuck it into the seat behind him. The police retrieved the packet. When the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- State v. MonroeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- State v. ThomasSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
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3Cited by28 opinions
- State v. RobertsWashington Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. WebbSupreme Court of Iowa · 2002
- Commonwealth v. SojournerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- State v. DelaySupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
- State v. AllenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
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