Legal Opinion

State v. Rank

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided January 16, 1974No. 56287PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNOLDSON, Justice.

Defendant was found guilty in Marshall-town municipal court of criminal trespass, in violation of what is now chapter 729, The Code, 1973. Upon conviction of this simple misdemeanor defendant was fined $100. He appeals and we affirm.

In this case the virtually uncontroverted evidence discloses that defendant, “high” on a controlled substance, entered the Mar-shalltown police station uninvited, and of his own volition described how he broke a window in a downtown business building. He was not in custody. The crucial admission was volunteered and not in response to…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Butler v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  5. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. LawrenceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
  2. State v. JamesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
  3. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  4. State v. CountrymanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1997
  5. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979

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