State v. Johnson

McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant appeals his conviction by jury and sentence for conspiracy in violation of Code § 719.1. The charge arose from the same incident as was involved in State v. Johnson, 222 N.W.2d 483 (Iowa 1974). The defendant in that case, Dwight G. Johnson, is this defendant’s brother.

Defendant contends the trial court erred in admitting evidence of alleged offenses other than the one charged and in admitting opinion evidence regarding a technique known as “tilltapping”. We reverse and remand because we believe the court erred in admitting evidence of one of the other alleged…