Legal Opinion
State v. McGhee
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 27, 1979No. 62210PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REES, Justice.
This is an appeal by the defendant, Curtis William McGhee, Jr., from his conviction of the crime of murder in the first degree in violation of §§ 690.1 and 690.2, The Code 1977. We affirm.
The record indicates the defendant, who was 17 years of age at 0 the time of the commission of the offense, and two companions entered the lot of an auto dealership in Council Bluffs on the night of July 21,1977, intending to steal a car. One of the three (not the defendant) was carrying a shotgun. The following morning a security guard at the dealership was found dead of a shotgun wound.
McGhee…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- McKeiver v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- State v. ConnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. HastingsCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1990
- State v. MitchellWisconsin Supreme Court · 1992
- State v. FolckSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
- State v. HarringtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- State v. MayberrySupreme Court of Iowa · 1987
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