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State v. Booth

Citations

  • 169 N.W.2d 869
  • 1969 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 874

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “The statutory definition makes the proof of certain acts alone sufficient and the general criminal intent is supplied by the performance of such acts.”
  • issue should not be submitted “unless the evidence would sustain an affirmative finding”
  • “Defendant’s alleged insanity may be submitted to the jury only if there is evidence upon which the jury could find he was insane under the M’Naghten rule at the time the act was committed.”
  • defendant’s inability to distinguish right from wrong when intoxicated

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Judges: Legrand, Becker

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