Legal Opinion

State v. Dunn

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 29, 1972No. 54935PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RAWLINGS, Justice.

Defendant, Kenneth Paul Dunn, was charged with arson of personal property, tried, convicted and sentenced. He appeals. We reverse.

The case before us for review is of such nature as to necessitate a prefatory statement of substantive facts disclosed by the record.

Absent any evidence introduced by defendant we are confined to testimony elicited from State’s witnesses.

Arnold C. Marsh, investigating deputy sheriff, Black Hawk County, went to Holman woods October 12, 1970, and there found an almost completely burned white 1970 Ford LTD. A license plate, found about 12 feet away,…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1966
  4. State v. JenningsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
  5. State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1943

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
  2. Furgison v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  3. State v. DavisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
  4. State v. MillikenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
  5. Veverka v. CashSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982

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