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State v. Groscost

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided August 22, 1984No. 67643PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

Following jury trial, defendant William Eugene Groscost was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, violations of Iowa Code section 707.2. He has appealed from a judgment imposing concurrent life sentences and we now affirm.

At trial the uncontroverted evidence disclosed that Robert and Helen Bargenquast were murdered in their Boone, Iowa, home on January 7, 1980. The victims were Amway dealers and had represented themselves as enjoying great financial success from their Amway dealership. Defendant ultimately admitted he visited the Bargen-quast residence on…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Jencks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Palermo v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  4. United States v. AugenblickSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. United States v. Anthony F. WrightCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. SchulerSupreme Court of Iowa · 2009
  2. Foster v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Committee on Professional Ethics & Conduct of the Iowa State Bar Ass'n v. HurdSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
  4. State v. RippergerCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1994
  5. State v. Iowa District Court for Iowa CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1984

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