Legal Opinion
State v. Barrett
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 18, 1987No. 85-967PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, Justice.
Defendant, Bryan Kirby Barrett, appeals his conviction of two counts of murder in the first degree in violation of Iowa Code sections 707.1 and 707.2 (1985). He contends the district court erred in admitting, over his timely objections and motions to suppress, entries which he had made in personal journals. He also contends the district court erred in allowing expert testimony concerning the results of tests performed on certain physical evidence in the case. Because we find that the contents of one of the personal journals should have been excluded and the improperly admitted…
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- United States v. Arthur BarrettCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by56 opinions
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