Legal Opinion

State v. Smith

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 16, 1975No. 57535PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant appeals his conviction by jury and sentence for breaking and entering in violation of Code § 708.8. He contends the case should be reversed because of prosecutor misconduct and because of the trial court’s failure to instruct the jury to disregard evidence received through the alleged prosecutor misconduct. He made no record in the trial court to support these contentions. We affirm.

Defendant testified in his own behalf. The prosecutor asked him twice on cross-examination if he had ever been convicted of a felony. Each time he responded, “Not to my knowledge.”…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
  2. State v. KramerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1961
  3. State v. StagoArizona Supreme Court · 1957
  4. State v. LunsfordSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
  5. State v. LylesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. United States v. Herman Tyrone HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
  2. State v. BrewerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
  3. State v. LeonardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
  4. State v. SallisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
  5. State v. BartlettNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981

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