Legal Opinion

State v. Aumann

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 17, 1975No. 58035PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Chief Justice.

Defendant was granted a Code section 783.2 hearing prior to trial on the pending charge against him of robbery with aggravation. He has appealed from the jury’s determination of sanity to stand trial.

Although not raised by the State until oral submission, a jurisdictional issue arises. As we will point out infra it requires dismissal of this appeal.

I. Under the provisions of section 783.1 an accused must be granted a trial on the question of sanity if a reasonable doubt arises as to defendant’s sanity at any stage in the prosecution. Section 783.2 requires “Such trial…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State v. WieseSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
  2. State v. FarmerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
  3. State v. WinfreySupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  4. Ford v. DilleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
  5. State v. KlingerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. State of Iowa v. Sayvon Andre ProppsSupreme Court of Iowa · 2017
  2. Jolley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
  3. State v. BesseneckerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1987
  4. State v. BrodeneSupreme Court of Iowa · 1992
  5. State v. AumannSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978

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