Legal Opinion

State v. Willis

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 22, 1974No. 56844PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant Garole Lee Willis appeals judgment entered on a jury verdict convicting her of soliciting under Code § 724.-2. She contends trial court erred in refusing to strike the statute as unconstitutionally vague and in refusing to instruct the jury on the doctrine of jury nullification. We reject her contentions and affirm the trial court.

I. Constitutionality of the statute. Defendant was charged by county attorney’s information alleging that on or about the 31st day of May 1973 she “did ask, request or solicit one R. Tesdall to have carnal knowledge with a female person…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  3. Zwickler v. KootaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Sparf v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  5. United States v. David T. DellingerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. State v. PilcherSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
  2. State v. PriceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
  3. State v. SullivanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  4. State v. HunterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
  5. Presbytery of Southeast Iowa v. HarrisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975

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