Iowa v. Henderson
Iowa Supreme Court
696 N.W.2d 5 (2005)
- Written by Patrick Speice, JD
Facts
Argilee Henderson (defendant) was in her one-bedroom apartment with a friend, Lisa Williams, when a police officer, Henderson’s landlord, and several others (the evictors) arrived to evict Henderson and remove Henderson’s belongings from the apartment. Henderson actively resisted the evictors. Henderson locked the apartment door from the inside and did not respond when the police officer knocked. After the evictors forced the door open, Henderson cursed at the evictors and physically assaulted one of the evictors. When the police officer attempted to place Henderson under arrest for interfering with the eviction, Henderson entered the apartment’s bedroom and closed the door. Henderson was ultimately arrested. As the evictors packed Henderson’s belongings, the police officer found a bag of methamphetamine on Henderson’s headboard and bags of marijuana on top of Henderson’s refrigerator and in an end table in Henderson’s bedroom. The police officer also found various paraphernalia for consuming marijuana and methamphetamine near the drugs found in the bedroom, on the living room coffee table, and under the mattress in the bedroom. Some of the paraphernalia showed signs of use. Williams, who had been staying with Henderson for only a few days, cooperated with the evictors and denied owning the drugs found in the apartment. Henderson was convicted of possession of methamphetamine and marijuana. Henderson appealed, arguing that the evidence did not establish that Henderson constructively possessed the drugs.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Ternus, J.)
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