Legal Opinion
State v. Edwards
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 30, 1979No. 61821PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.
The State appeals from dismissal of a felony charge as remedy for repudiation of a plea arrangement. We reverse and remand.
September 14, 1977, the State filed a preliminary information charging defendant Orville Edwards III with assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury, a violation of section 694.6, The Code 1977. December 6, following plea negotiations, an assistant county attorney agreed to dismiss the felony charge in return for a guilty plea to an assault and battery charge. After the latter charge was filed, defendant appeared by counsel for…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Ralph Henry Cooper v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- State v. BrockmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- State v. DonnellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
- Shields v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1977
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- State v. SoppeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
- State v. KingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1998
- State v. WenzelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
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