Legal Opinion
State v. Watts
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 5, 1971No. 54164PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MASON, Justice.
This is an appeal from judgment following a jury verdict convicting defendant Hayden Jasper Watts of violation of parole contrary to section 247.28, Code, 1966. Watts was sentenced under this statute to the state penitentiary for a period not to exceed five years, the sentence to commence at the expiration of any existing sentence then being served by him.
For a better understanding of the questions presented we recite some preliminary background.
March 21, 1968 Watts had been committed to the state penitentiary on a larceny conviction. September 11, 1969 he was paroled by the…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Yakus v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- United States v. GrimaudSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Graham v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- State v. SiscoSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Lane v. HoldermanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1957
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3Cited by22 opinions
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