Legal Opinion

State v. Bowdry

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided August 17, 1983No. 68647PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

This appeal presents a problem of the burden of proof in prosecutions for carrying concealed weapons. Iowa Code § 724.4 (1981).

Defendant Larry R. Bowdry carried or transported a revolver in an automobile. He was arrested and tried for violating section 724.4. The State did not introduce evidence that Bowdry did not have a permit to carry or transport a revolver or that the peace officer demanded Bowdry display a permit when the officer apprehended him. At trial, Bowdry made appropriate objections raising this ground, which the trial court overruled. Bowdry was convicted and…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. State v. ThomasSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  3. State v. DelaySupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  4. Emery v. FentonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
  5. State v. GibbsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. LuterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
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  3. State v. EricksonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
  4. United States v. Temarco Pope, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
  5. State v. BaudlerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984

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