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State of Iowa
v.
Shatani D. Buck Jr.
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Shatani D. Buck Jr.
Attorney for the Appellee
Bridget A. Chambers, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Vidhya K. Reddy, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Poweshiek County, Rose Anne Mefford and Shawn R. Showers, Judges. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, C.J., Chicchelly, J., and Vogel, S.J. Opinion by Vogel, S.J. (12 pages)
Shatani Buck, Jr. was convicted of possession of marijuana after he produced a bag of marijuana while being transported to jail on an unrelated charge. On appeal, Buck challenges whether evidence should have been suppressed because he was interrogated without a Miranda warning, whether the State proved he possessed marijuana, and whether the jury was correctly instructed on controlled marijuana versus hemp. OPINION HOLDS: Because Buck was not interrogated, the district court properly denied his motion to suppress. There was sufficient evidence for the jury to find the substance Buck had on his person was marijuana, a controlled substance. Finally, the jury instruction properly stated the applicable law and the court was not required to include Buck’s proposed wording. Accordingly, we affirm.
