Legal Opinion

State v. Watts

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided July 30, 1976No. 58465PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Chief Justice.

Defendant appeals from conviction and sentence for robbery with aggravation and subsequent sentence as an habitual criminal.

Defendant-appellant asserts the trial court erred in: (1) overruling his motion to dismiss based on denial of speedy trial; (2) holding he had not been placed in double jeopardy; (3) instructing the jury the burden of proof was on defendant to prove alleged insanity; (4) confusing the jury in another instruction by placing the burden of proof of insanity upon the State; (5) allowing a state agent to testify concerning a shell casing found at the…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Illinois v. SomervilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Serfass v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. State v. SiscoSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. State v. NewmanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  2. State of Iowa v. John Robert HoymanSupreme Court of Iowa · 2015
  3. State of Iowa v. Mario Guerrero CorderoSupreme Court of Iowa · 2015
  4. State v. HamannSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
  5. State v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1986

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