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State v. Foster

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 17, 1984No. 84-33PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHULTZ, Justice.

The sole issue raised by this appeal is whether “sex act,” as the term is used in the definition of prostitution in Iowa Code section 725.1 (1983), includes the act of manual masturbation of a male. The defendant Larry J. Foster was charged with this offense after he allegedly approached an undercover female police officer and stated he wanted a “hand job” for $15. A “hand job” is common street language for manual sexual stimulation of the male genitalia.

The district court sustained defendant’s motion to dismiss the information relying on our construction of the term…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. PriceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
  2. State v. WillisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  3. Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. City of OsageSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
  4. Kohrt Ex Rel. Kohrt v. YetterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
  5. G. E. M. Corp. v. Liquor Control CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. GreenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1991
  2. C & J Leasing II Ltd. Partnership v. SwansonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1989
  3. Elliott v. Iowa Department of Public SafetySupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
  4. State v. BockSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
  5. State v. MalloyCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1990

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