STATE v. PIERCE

No. 58429.

240 N.W.2d 678 (1976)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Randall S. PIERCE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 14, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russel A. Neuwoehner, Dubuque, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Michael W. Coriden, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Robert J. Curnan, County Atty., for appellee.

Submitted to MOORE, C. J., and LeGRAND, UHLENHOPP, HARRIS and McCORMICK, JJ.


McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for possession of marijuana in violation of § 204.401(3), The Code. He challenges the sufficiency of evidence on the possession issue and a court instruction on the knowledge issue. We affirm the trial court.

I. Sufficiency of the evidence. In ascertaining the sufficiency of evidence to sustain a guilty verdict, we view the record in its light most favorable to the State. Here the...

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