Legal Opinion

State v. McCurry

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 14, 1996No. 94-1747PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAVORATO, Justice.

Timothy McCurry appeals from judgments of conviction and sentences for first-degree burglary and third-degree sexual abuse. He raises two issues. First, McCurry contends the district court erred by allowing into evidence two FBI DNA reports linking him with the victim. In support of his contention, McCurry argues that these reports were not hearsay exceptions admissible under Iowa Rule of Evidence 803(8)(B) as public records. Second, McCurry contends his trial counsel was ineffective because he failed to move in a timely manner to suppress “unduly suggestive” results of two…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
  3. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Iowa · 1991
  4. State v. RiceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
  5. State v. BedwellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1987

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. MusserSupreme Court of Iowa · 2006
  2. State v. BaylesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
  3. State v. DuncanSupreme Court of Iowa · 2006
  4. State v. WixomCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1999
  5. City of Dubuque v. FancherSupreme Court of Iowa · 1999

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