Legal Opinion
State v. Boland
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided August 26, 1981No. 64826PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGIVERIN, Justice.
Raymond and Merle Boland challenge their convictions for possessing raccoons out of season in violation of section 109.38, The Code 1977. They contend that section 109.-31, which placed the burden of persuasion on them to prove that the raccoons were lawfully taken outside of Iowa, violates their constitutional right to due process. We affirm.
On November 3, 1978, the Bolands were arrested on the Iowa side of the Mississippi River. They had five dead raccoons in their boat. The hunting season for raccoons did not open in Iowa until November 4. 290 I.A.C. § 100.3. The…
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