State v. Dullard

CADY, Justice.

The principal questions presented in this appeal are whether the district court erred in admitting a note written by an unknown person as evidence in a trial involving the crime of possession with intent to manufacture a controlled substance and whether substantial evidence supported the conviction. On our review, we vacate the decision of the court of appeals and reverse the judgment and sentence of the district court. We remand the case for a new trial.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

Police officers from the city of Des Moines police department went to a home in a…