Legal Opinion
State v. Rhode
Court of Appeals of Iowa
Decided May 4, 1993No. 90-842PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONIELSON, Judge.
The defendant, Denise Rhode, appeals a judgment and sentence of the district court, following a bench trial, finding her guilty of first-degree murder and child endangerment.
Matthew Rhode, son of Joseph and Patricia Rhode, was born in September 1988. Several weeks after his birth, arrangements were made for Denise Rhode to baby-sit Matthew. Denise was the wife of John Rhode, brother of Joseph Rhode, and was therefore Matthew’s aunt. At or about 8:00 a.m. on January 27, 1989, Joseph Rhode took Matthew to the John and Denise Rhode residence in Norwalk.
Between 2:30 and 3:00 p.m.…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Missouri v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Cooper v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Denise Cleone Rhode v. Barbara Olk-Long, Warden, Iowa Correctional Institution for Women, Mitchellville, State of IowaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- State v. RieflinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
- Commonwealth v. ChapmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- State v. RuesgaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
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