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· 1/19/1994

State v. Massick

Citations

  • 511 N.W.2d 384
  • 1994 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 11
  • 1994 WL 14384

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding an instruction allowing the jury to consider the driver’s refusal to give breath sample in reaching a verdict did not instruct jury on what factual conclusions to draw from the refusal, so it did not invade province of jury
  • allowing jury to consider test refusal as evidence in trial for operating under the influence
  • noting one may operate a motor vehicle while intoxicated without actually moving the vehicle, which would obviate the recklessness element of reckless driving
  • approving instruction that allowed jury to consider defendant’s refusal of chemical testing in reaching its verdict
  • stating the instructions should not give “undue prominence” to certain evidence in the case
  • recognizing the results of a PBT are inadmissible

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Judges: Larson, Lavorato, Snell, Andreasen, Ternus

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