Legal Opinion

State v. Nichols

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 19, 1978No. 60379PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

This appeal involves the constitutionality of the Iowa statute requiring revocation of Iowa driver’s licenses for stated periods upon a specified number of convictions of certain offenses. Code 1975, §§ 321.555-321.562. The cited sections became effective on July 1, 1974. See 65 G.A. ch. 1193; Code 1975, § 3.7. Our references will be to the 1975 Code.

Section 321.555(1) provides so far as material to this appeal:

As used in this division, “habitual offender” means any person who has accumulated convictions for separate and distinct offenses . . . committed after July 1, 1974,…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Perez. v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Dixon v. LoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Swift & Co. v. WickhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Reitz v. MealeySupreme Court of the United States · 1941

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. Iowa District Court for Clayton CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1988
  2. State v. TuitjerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1986
  3. State v. MyersSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
  4. State v. MyersSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
  5. State v. RederthSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985

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