Legal Opinion
State v. Iowa District Court for Winneshiek County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 19, 1990No. 90-36PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNELL, Justice.
Plaintiff, State of Iowa, brought this original certiorari action to challenge the district court’s determination that a county jail does not constitute a “detention facility” within the meaning of Iowa Code section 719.8 (1989). The State also challenges the district court’s action in accepting, despite the objection of the prosecutor, a plea of guilty to a charge not set forth in the trial information. We sustain the writ.
On September 1, 1989, a county attorney’s trial information was filed charging defendant, Michael Dean Gulrud, with two counts of obstructing justice, a…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- State v. BirkestrandSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
- Oxman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
- Emery v. FentonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Bousman v. Iowa District Court for Clinton CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 2001
- State of Iowa v. Trevon FoxCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2014