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STATE v. BROWN

No. 2-57938.

243 N.W.2d 854 (1976)

STATE of Iowa, Appellant, v. Hon. Thomas R. BROWN, Judicial Magistrate of the District Court of Des Moines County, Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 30, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven S. Hoth, County Atty., Burlington, for appellant.

John C. Miller and Terry D. Loeschen, Burlington, for appellee.

Considered en banc.

MOORE, Chief Justice.

The sole question presented on this appeal is whether a defendant charged with a simple misdemeanor may take discovery depositions. We reverse the lower court's order authorizing such depositions and remand this case for trial.

Arthur Louis Klein was charged in Des Moines County District Court by "Information" with the simple misdemeanor of possession of stolen property having a value of less than $20 in violation of Code section 712...

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