Legal Opinion

State v. Aldape

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 17, 1981No. 62498PublishedCited by 108 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHULTZ, Justice.

Defendant, Paulino Aldape, Jr., appeals from his conviction of first-degree murder in violation of sections 690.1-.2, The Code 1977. We affirm.

On September 1, 1977, Douglas Furth was found dead in the basement of his home in West Des Moines. An autopsy revealed that Furth had been shot in the head twice with what was later determined to be a .22 caliber rifle. On September 8 the West Des Moines Police Department contacted the Plainview, Texas, Police Department and requested that agency’s assistance in locating defendant, a minor at the time, for questioning concerning the…

2Cases cited52 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  5. Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by108 opinions

  1. State v. HastingsCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1990
  2. State v. BlairSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
  3. Fryer v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  4. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  5. State v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981

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