Legal Opinion

State v. Wilson

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 19, 1978No. 60352PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant appeals his conviction by jury and sentences on separate counts of delivery of heroin and cocaine in violation of § 204.401(1), The Code. The only question presented is whether the trial court erred in overruling his pretrial motion to suppress evidence of a remark made to officers shortly after his arrest that he was “glad he had gotten caught” or that “it was over with.” He asserts the remark was involuntary because he was under the influence of heroin when he made it. We affirm the trial court.

The only evidence in the suppression hearing was the testimony of…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Blackburn v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. People v. AdamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
  5. State v. HoskinsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. CountrymanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1997
  2. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
  3. State v. PaytonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1992
  4. State v. VincikSupreme Court of Iowa · 1987
  5. Eben v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1979

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