State v. Moore
Supreme Court of Iowa
1Opinion of the Court
TERNUS, Justice.
Defendant, Deon Moore, appeals his conviction following a bench trial of delivery of a controlled substance. See Iowa Code § 124.401(l)(c) (1993). He contends there is insufficient evidence of delivery to support his conviction. He claims no delivery occurs when drugs are transferred from a person in physical possession of the drugs to one having constructive possession of the drugs. We disagree and so affirm.
‘When a defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, we review the evidence in the light most favorable to the State to determine if, when considered as a whole,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- State v. PearsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1994
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