Legal Opinion

State of Iowa v. Travis Raymond Wayne West

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 1, 2019No. 17-0784PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

APPEL, Justice.

Travis West was convicted of delivery of a controlled substance, Iowa Code § 124.401 (1)( c )(1) (2015), and involuntary manslaughter by a public offense other than a forcible felony or escape, id. § 707.5(1)( a ). The charges arose out of the death of Bailey Brady as the result of a heroin and ethanol overdose. After a jury trial, West was convicted and sentenced for both offenses. West appealed.

We transferred West's appeal to the court of appeals. The court of appeals held that there was sufficient evidence to support the verdict, that there was no error in the admission of…

2Cases cited31 opinions

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  4. Albernaz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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