State v. Turecek

How courts have described this case

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• “The right given to the State to impeach its own witnesses under Iowa Rule of Evidence 607 and our decision in State v. Trost, 244 N.W.2d 556, 559-60 (Iowa 1976
• “The State is not entitled ... to place a witness on the stand who is expected to give unfavorable testimony and then, in the guise of impeachment, offer evidence which is otherwise inadmissible.”
• “Approximately one hour later, they called J.B. into a bedroom where the two of them disrobed her, handcuffed her and tied her on a bed where Rodney had sexual § 728.1(11
• “We observed in Turecek that the State’s right to impeach its own witness under rule 5.607 ‘is to be used as a shield and not as a sword’ . . . .” (emphasis added
• “We observed in Turecek that the State’s right to impeach its own witness under rule 5.607 ‘is to be used as a shield and not as a sword’ . . . .” (emphasis added
• indicating a possible contrary argument

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