Legal Opinion

State v. Bruns

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 15, 1981No. 64028PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGIVERIN, Justice.

Defendant Keith Wayne Bruns appeals from his convictions for first-degree kidnapping, sections 710.1, .2, The Code 1979, and third-degree sexual abuse, section 709.4, The Code 1979. He claims that the admission of testimony about the pretrial identification of his car by the victim denied him due process. We affirm the convictions but vacate the sexual abuse sentence and remand for resentencing on that conviction.

In January 1979 the thirteen-year-old victim was walking to a friend’s home in Cedar Falls when she noticed Bruns’ car stuck in the snow. She stopped and Bruns…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Inge v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  5. State v. DelgadoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2006

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