State v. Harrison

OXBERGER, Chief Justice.

Defendant was convicted of the crime of bookmaking in violation of section 725.7, The Code 1979. Defendant appeals claiming as a matter of law that the State: 1. Failed to prove proper venue for the crime of bookmaking; and 2. Failed to prove an essential element of the crime of bookmaking. We reverse.

' Between December 11 and December 17, 1980, defendant was placed under surveillance by officers of the Waterloo Police Department. He was observed making a number of stops at business establishments, a country club, and an Elks lodge. He made some of the stops on more…