Supreme Court of Iowa· 12/23/1987

State v. Slayton

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417 N.W.2d 432
1987 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1351
1987 WL 25879

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concluding that evidence was sufficient to support conviction for carrying dangerous weapon with intent to use against another person, where defendant went into his parents’ bedroom and pointed shotgun at them and then placed shell in gun after following mother outside
explaining that “intent to use” a firearm means “intent to shoot another person”
defining “intent to use” element as intent to shoot 7 another person when a firearm is involved
affirming conviction for going armed with intent where defendant carried gun into his parents’ bedroom
“If we adopt the State’s position that the ‘intent to use’ element of 708.8 is satisfied by proof that defendant intended to use the gun to intimidate or harass his parents by pointing it toward or displaying it to them we would arrive at an unreasonable result.”

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Judges: McGiverin, Harris, Schultz, Lavorato, Neuman

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