Legal Opinion

State v. McCoy

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided September 16, 1958No. 49461PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHays, J.

Defendant entered a plea of guilty to a County Attorney’s Information charging him with the crime of “Breaking and Entering.” Judgment, as provided by statute, was entered and he appeals.

Two errors are assigned.

I. It is claimed, “The Court erred by signing its approval to the True Information in accordance with the provisions of Section 768.7 [769.3], Code of Iowa, 1954, in the absence of the signature of the County Attorney ‘A True Information’.”

The record before this court is very brief. .While it appears that the County Attorney may not have signed his name on the dotted line under the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. WoodSupreme Court of Iowa · 1864
  2. State v. FortunskiSupreme Court of Iowa · 1925
  3. Burry v. HaynesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1943

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. McKeeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  2. State v. HurdSupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
  3. State v. SnookSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
  4. State of Iowa v. Stephanie Elizabeth SextonCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2014

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