Legal Opinion

State v. Jones

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided January 24, 1979No. 61332PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REES, Justice.

Defendant was charged by county attorney’s information with the crime of breaking and entering in violation of § 708.8, The Code, 1977. Following the entry of his plea of not guilty, he was tried to a jury, convicted, sentenced and appeals. We affirm.

Specifically, the defendant was charged with having broken and entered a Hy-Vee grocery store in Cedar Rapids shortly after midnight on August 3, 1977. It was asserted that he gained entrance into the store by breaking the glass of a front door with a broom. A baker who was working in the store heard the sound of breaking glass,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. United States v. WatsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. United States v. SantanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. State of Iowa v. Randall Lee PalsSupreme Court of Iowa · 2011
  3. People v. YatesIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
  4. State Of Iowa Vs. James Maximiliano OchoaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2010
  5. State v. FolkensSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979

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