Legal Opinion
State v. Jefferson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 24, 1997No. 96-1603, 96-1678PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEUMAN, Justice.
These are separate appeals by defendants, Deandre Jefferson and David Carroll, from convictions entered following their joint trial for attempted murder and robbery. Because their convictions stem from the same incident and share the same procedural history, we deem it expedient to decide both appeals in a single opinion.
Jefferson was convicted as charged. The principal question on Jefferson’s appeal is whether a Bruton 1 violation occurred when the court permitted the introduction of Carroll’s postarrest statements inculpating Jefferson in the crimes and, if so, whether the…
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