Legal Opinion

State v. Hardin

Court of Appeals of Iowa

Decided June 26, 1997No. 96-768PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VOGEL, Judge.

Tracy Hardin appeals the judgment and sentence entered upon her convictions of first-degree murder and willful injury in violation of Iowa Code sections 707.1, 707.2(1), and 708.4 (1995).

Background facts. In the early morning hours of July 16, 1995, Tracy Hardin broke into her ex-husband’s house. She shot her ex-husband, Robert, and his girlfriend, Amy Wilson. Amy was killed; Robert was injured. Hardin was charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder.

On July 19, 1995, Hardin filed a request for a “Mental Evaluation and/or Treatment at State Expense.” The application also…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Estelle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. In Re SpencerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
  3. State v. MartiSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  4. State v. CullisonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
  5. Ernest Benjamin Smith v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Dept. Of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Michael Eugene Blackwell v. Leonard Graves, Warden, Iowa State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  2. Carlos Davis, Applicant-Appellant v. State of IowaCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2014
  3. Michael E. Blackwell v. Leonard GravesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  4. State of Iowa v. Bryan M. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2017
  5. State of Iowa v. Christopher A. PuccioCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2020

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