Legal Opinion
State v. Gay
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 18, 1995No. 93-1777PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNELL, Justice.
Defendant Anthony Gay has been convicted of willfully failing to appear to stand trial for charges of terrorism and criminal gang participation, in violation of Iowa Code section 811.2(8) (1993). He appeals claiming he did not willfully fail to appear because he was incarcerated in an Illinois jail, had a right to refuse to waive extradition procedures, and thereby established a legal excuse barring his conviction. We affirm.
I. Factual Background
On May 27, 1993, Rock Island,' Illinois police arrested Gay and two companions following an altercation which began in Davenport and…
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