Legal Opinion
State v. Kaster
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 15, 1991No. 90-489PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Justice.
There are three questions in this appeal from defendant’s convictions following a bench trial of four simple misdemeanors. Although we certainly award no trophies for judicial punctuality in deciding the case, we reject defendant’s assertion he was denied a fair trial. We do find merit in one of defendant’s two challenges to his sentence. We modify and affirm.
Defendant Dickey E. Raster operates a fish hatchery and bait shop and holds a commercial fishing license. He was arrested and charged with three counts of violating Iowa Code section 109.32 (1987), for taking fish with a…
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