Legal Opinion

State v. Jensen

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 27, 1974No. 56464PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRIS, Justice.

Defendant appeals his conviction of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage in violation of section 321.281, The Code. We reverse and remand.

Taking, as we must, the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, defendant was driving a pickup truck on an Audubon street when it struck a parked car. Various witnesses who observed defendant at the scene and immediately after the accident offered testimony sufficient to raise a jury question on the State’s claim defendant was intoxicated. Defendant’s nine assignments center around four…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Lester E. Butler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963
  2. State v. WallinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
  3. Lessenhop v. NortonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
  4. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
  5. Lewis v. Buena Vista Mutual Insurance AssociationSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971

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3Cited by58 opinions

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  4. State v. DrosteSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
  5. State v. McKeeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981

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