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STATE v. PINCKNEY

No. 61727.

276 N.W.2d 433 (1979)

STATE of Iowa, Appellant, v. Leslie D. PINCKNEY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 21, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., and Bruce L. Cook, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

William H. Cone, Jr., Des Moines, for appellee Pinckney.

Donald A. Wine of Thomas, Schoenthal, Davis, Hockenberg & Wine, Des Moines, for appellees Dietz and Hemmen.

Daniel W. Boyle of Shulman, Phelan, Tucker, Boyle & Mullen, Iowa City, for appellee Paine.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C. J., and REES, HARRIS, McCORMICK, and LARSON, JJ.

HARRIS, Justice.

The controlling question is whether Leslie D. Pinckney, a liquor properties manager for the Iowa beer and liquor control department, was a "public officer" within the meaning of §§ 739.10 and 739.11, The Code, 1975. If not, charges against various defendants will not stand. The trial court held that Pinckney was not a "public officer" and we agree.

Three county attorney's informations were filed against Pinckney, charging him with...

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