State Supreme Court / Iowa

Brainard v. State

Decided October 16, 1974. W. Ward Reynoldson wrote the opinion for the court.

222 N.W.2d 711 · Cited 110 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

State v. Sisco · 169 N.W.2d 542
State v. Sargent · 210 N.W.2d 656
State v. Reppert · 215 N.W.2d 302
State v. Bell · 210 N.W.2d 423
Brady v. United States · 397 U.S. 742
In Re Tahl · 460 P.2d 449
State v. Hansen · 221 N.W.2d 274
State v. Abodeely · 179 N.W.2d 347
State v. Hackett · 201 N.W.2d 487
Michels v. Brewer · 211 N.W.2d 293
People v. Jaworski · 194 N.W.2d 868
Commonwealth v. Morrow · 296 N.E.2d 468
People v. Reeves · 276 N.E.2d 318
McCall v. State · 263 A.2d 19
Edwards v. State · 186 N.W.2d 193
Heffley v. Warden, Nevada State Prison · 516 P.2d 1403
People v. Kuchulan · 213 N.W.2d 95
Miracle v. Peyton · 211 Va. 123
State v. Phillips · 498 P.2d 199
State v. Reed · 194 N.W.2d 179
State v. York · 210 N.W.2d 608
Ryan v. Iowa State Penitentiary, Ft. Madison · 218 N.W.2d 616
State v. Everett · 157 N.W.2d 144
Merrill v. State · 206 N.W.2d 828
State v. Hawkins · 203 N.W.2d 555

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State v. Auerbach · 283 N.W.2d 278
Wallace v. State · 245 N.W.2d 325
Hoskins v. State · 246 N.W.2d 266
State v. Brown · 262 N.W.2d 557
State v. Warner · 229 N.W.2d 776
State v. Lemburg · 257 N.W.2d 39
State v. Ohnemus · 254 N.W.2d 524
State v. Findley · 239 N.W.2d 852
State v. Watts · 225 N.W.2d 143
State v. Hook · 623 N.W.2d 865
State v. Smith · 244 N.W.2d 325
State v. Frazier · 232 N.W.2d 480
State v. Dowis · 224 N.W.2d 467
State v. Townsend · 238 N.W.2d 351
Watts v. State · 257 N.W.2d 70
State v. Buhr · 243 N.W.2d 546
State v. Kramer · 235 N.W.2d 114
Manley v. State · 278 N.W.2d 1
State v. Keene · 630 N.W.2d 579
State v. Worley · 297 N.W.2d 368
State v. Killpack · 276 N.W.2d 368

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