Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 21, 1982No. 65968PublishedCited by 89 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

This appeal involves several legal problems which arose in the trial of defendant Kevin Richard Johnson on a first-degree murder charge. The fact finder could find as follows from the evidence.

Kevin Richard Johnson, Jr., whom we will refer to as Kevin, was born on April 20, 1980, to defendant and his wife, Kristi Renee Johnson. The child was healthy at birth and appeared to be in good health when examined by a physician at two weeks of age. He lived with his parents in a duplex at 1526½ North Broadway in Council Bluffs, Iowa. At approximately one and one-half weeks of age,…

2Cases cited118 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

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3Cited by89 opinions

  1. State v. KaheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  2. People v. HayesIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
  3. People v. OwensIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  4. State v. HastingsCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1990
  5. Fryer v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982

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