Legal Opinion
State v. Ruan
Court of Appeals of Iowa
Decided December 17, 1987No. 86-958PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OXBERGER, Chief Judge.
The defendant Robert Ruan appeals his conviction of first-degree theft in violation of Iowa Code sections 714.1 and 714.2. He contends the trial court erred in: (1) refusing to suppress a letter, and the fruits thereof, that his jailor opened and read without his permission while he was in pretrial detention; (2) refusing to suppress incriminating statements deliberately elicited by the jailor in violation of his right to counsel; (3) allowing the State to utilize his former conviction of conspiracy to commit third-degree theft for impeachment purposes; and (4)…
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