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State v. Jones

Citations

  • 289 N.W.2d 597
  • 1980 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 806

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  • allowing the jury to draw an inference of knowledge from the possession of recently stolen property
  • allowing the jury to infer defendant’s knowledge from the possession of “recently” stolen property
  • “[An] underlying rationale of the inference is that due to the time element involved the possessor must have had either some involvement in or knowledge of the theft.”

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Judges: LeGRAND, McCORMICK, McGIVERIN, Rees, Reynoldson

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