STATE v. BONJOUR

No. 03-0309.

694 N.W.2d 511 (2005)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Lloyd Dean BONJOUR, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied April 12, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and Theresa R. Wilson, Assistant State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Richard J. Bennett, Assistant Attorney General, and Marilyn J. Dettmer, County Attorney, for appellee.


LARSON, Justice.

The only issue in this appeal is whether we will recognize a common-law defense of medical necessity in a marijuana manufacturing case. The district court denied the defense, and we affirm.

I. Facts and Prior Proceedings.

When Floyd County sheriff's deputies went to Lloyd Bonjour's home to serve warrants on him, they observed marijuana plants and bagged marijuana. Bonjour was initially charged with multiple offenses...

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