Legal Opinion
In re Property Seized from Raster
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 18, 1990No. 89-40PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREASEN, Justice.
The sole issue raised in this appeal is whether Iowa Code section 809.1(2)(b) (1987) is unconstitutionally vague. After trial and the submission of written briefs and arguments, the district court concluded the statute was unconstitutionally vague and ordered the return of property which the State sought to forfeit. We conclude otherwise, and we reverse and remand to the district court.
Dickey D. Raster was charged with three counts of violating Iowa Code section 109.-32, which, among other things, makes it a simple misdemeanor to catch fish with a net. Raster has a…
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