Legal Opinion
Director of the Iowa Department of Human Services v. Iowa District Court for Jefferson County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 18, 2001No. 98-0893PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVORATO, Chief Justice.
The Director of the Department of Human Services and the Director of the Department of Corrections filed a petition for writ of certiorari in this court, challenging a district court judgment ordering the State to pay the costs of a criminal defendant’s care. This court determined that a writ should issue and entered an order to that effect. Because we conclude the two directors did not file the petition in a timely manner, we annul the writ.
I. Background Facts and Proceedings.
On December 4, 1995, the State filed a trial information charging Carlton Robert Ward with a…
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- Christensen v. Iowa District Court for Polk CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1998
- French v. Iowa District Court for Jones CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
- In the Interest of D.C.V.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1997
- O'MALLEY v. GundermannSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
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