Legal Opinion

State v. Lyons

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided September 19, 1973No. 55630PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REES, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of robbery with aggravation, was sentenced, and appeals. We affirm.

Mrs. Judith Thornton testified that on the morning of January 7, 1972, she received several phone calls, but that when she answered the telephone the caller hung up. At 9:30, shortly after the last phone call, she answered the doorbell at her home and had barely opened the door when an intruder forced it open and gained admittance.

Mrs. Thornton testified the intruder then pulled a gun from his belt, took off his hat and removed from it a nylon stocking which he pulled over his head, but…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. United States v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. State v. FettersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972

10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by45 opinions

  1. State v. MonroeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
  2. State v. PaceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1999
  3. State v. HallSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
  4. State v. MullenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  5. State Of Iowa Vs. Calvin Clarence Nelson, Jr.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2010

40 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API