· 3/21/1990
State v. Dallen
Citations
- 452 N.W.2d 398
- 1990 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 61
- 1990 WL 32188
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding the State presented sufficient evidence to permit the jury to find a BB gun was a dangerous weapon
- concluding a CO2-powered BB that shot pellets with enough velocity to pierce skin and cause bleeding was a “dangerous weapon”
- holding a firearm that shoots either BBs or pellets constitutes a dangerous weapon
- finding sufficient evidence was presented for jury to conclude a BB gun was a dangerous weapon
- noting that while a motion in arrest of judgment may be filed after a verdict of guilty, the motion in usually made to challenge the adequacy of a guilty plea and may not be used to challenge the sufficiency of the evidence
- “[R]eview of the sufficiency of the evidence is applicable ... to the motion for a new trial.”
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Judges: Harris, Schultz, Lavorato, Snell, Andreasen
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