Legal Opinion
State v. McCoy
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 11, 2000No. 99-1152PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERNUS, Justice.
The defendant was charged with carrying a concealed weapon after he was found in possession of a sword cane — a cane that held the blades of two knives in its shaft. See Iowa Code § 724.4(l)-(3) (1999) (defin ing the crime of carrying a concealed weapon). The trial court acquitted the defendant, holding that the knives were “inside a closed and fastened container,” and therefore fell within an exception to the criminal offense of carrying a concealed weapon. See id. § 724.4(4)(e) (setting forth an exception to the prohibition of carrying a concealed weapon). We granted the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- State v. WhiteSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
- Lockhart v. Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1998
- State v. EickelbergSupreme Court of Iowa · 1997
- State v. DannSupreme Court of Iowa · 1999
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3Cited by35 opinions
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