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State v. Hamilton

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 17, 1975No. 57263PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RAWLINGS, Justice.

Defendant appeals from judgment on jury verdict finding him guilty of possessing a controlled substance with intent to deliver (Section 204.401(1), The Code 1973). We affirm.

September 6, 1973, a United States Customs agent, using a dog trained to detect narcotics in mail shipments at Kennedy International Airport, New York, seized a package addressed to Mike Hamton, 3308 Crescent Drive, Des Moines, Iowa. The parcel was found to contain a quantity of hashish. After being resealed it was forwarded to Des Moines where a postal inspector and three policemen placed same in the…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  5. People v. SpriggsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Church of Scientology v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1984
  2. Gonzales v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. State v. KiddSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
  4. State v. BirkestrandSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
  5. State v. SeilerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983

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