STATE v. COUGHLIN

No. 133.

200 N.W.2d 525 (1972)

STATE of Iowa, Appellant, v. Thomas Albert COUGHLIN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 19, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Richard N. Winders, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Ray Yarham, County Atty., for appellant.

Harold G. DeKay, Atlantic, for appellee.


MOORE, Chief Justice.

State appeals from trial court's order sustaining defendant's motion to set aside jury verdict of guilty of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage contrary to Code section 321.281.

During their deliberation the jury sent a written question to the trial judge asking whether they could use information which one of the jurors had obtained from the World Book Encyclopedia concerning how fast the human...

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