Legal Opinion

State v. Branch

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 16, 1974No. 55512PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Chief Justice.

Defendant, John Monroe Branch, appeals from conviction and sentence for the crime of delivery of a controlled substance in violation of Senate File 1, Section 401, as amended by Senate File 468, Acts of 64th General Assembly, First Session (section 204.401, 1973 Code of Iowa). We reverse.

Phillip Booker, Des Moines Police Department undercover agent during the evening of November 21, 1971 met Mark Boyd and James Trotter, Des Moines police officers, for the purpose of setting up a purchase of heroin. After searching Booker and his automobile and removing all money from his…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Albert Lopez Gallego v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
  2. Coulter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. United States v. Larry WareCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
  4. United States v. Carlee BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
  5. United States v. Hugh Brown and Lewis D. HayesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. State v. LangletSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
  2. State v. Allan Banks Gibb IIISupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  3. State v. MartinSupreme Court of Iowa · 2005
  4. State v. GallupSupreme Court of Iowa · 1993
  5. State v. ReeseSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977

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