Legal Opinion
State v. Russell
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 18, 1978No. 59345PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Chief Justice.
Defendant appeals his conviction for arson in violation of Code section 707.2. He asserts trial court erred in overruling his motion to suppress testimony concerning conversations he had with police after his arrest and while he was hospitalized for severe burns in University Hospital in Iowa City. Additionally, he claims the court erred in permitting a tape of conversation to be admitted into evidence and played at trial where no proper foundation had been laid. We affirm.
Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence showed that in the early morning hours…
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- United States v. Harold McMillanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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- State v. ConnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
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3Cited by28 opinions
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