Legal Opinion

State v. Alexander

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided July 21, 1982No. 66766PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the State produced sufficient evidence to convict defendant of going armed in a city, a violation of Iowa Code section 724.4 (1979). Defendant contends trial court erroneously overruled his motion for judgment of acquittal. We hold the evidence was sufficient to generate a jury issue and therefore affirm trial court’s judgment based on the jury’s guilty verdict.

In this case defendant also was charged and convicted of the crime of burglary in the second degree. He does not appeal from that part of the judgment and ten-year…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Mularkey v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1930
  2. State v. BaychSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  3. State v. WilliamsUtah Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Hampton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
  5. Dillon v. City of TulsaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1954

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State of Iowa v. James Norman HarrisSupreme Court of Iowa · 2017
  2. State v. RaySupreme Court of Iowa · 1994
  3. State v. EricksonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
  4. State v. BowdrySupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
  5. State v. NewsomSupreme Court of Iowa · 1997

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