Legal Opinion
State v. Barrett
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided August 16, 1989No. 87-1325PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Justice.
In State v. Barrett, 401 N.W.2d 184 (Iowa 1987), we reversed defendant’s convictions of two murders and remanded for a new trial. Following remand, defendant was retried and again convicted on both murder charges. He brought this appeal assigning numerous errors in his second trial. The court of appeals, being equally divided, affirmed his convictions by operation of law. We affirm.
The facts are most bizarre. For the most part they will not be repeated, having been detailed in our opinion on the first appeal. The bodies of two young women, Cynthia Walker and Carol Willits,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- State v. MyersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1986
- Lewis v. Rego Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- State v. PappasSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
- State v. SpargoSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Bryan Kirby Barrett, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Gerardo Acevedo, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
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- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Iowa · 1997
- State v. RiceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
- State v. ClarkeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1991
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