Legal Opinion
Merchant v. State
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 18, 1985No. 84-1367PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORMICK, Justice.
Petitioner Carl A. Merchant, Jr. is serving a federal sentence in federal prison. When released from federal prison, he is scheduled to start serving two Iowa sentences. In this postconviction action, he contends upon several grounds that he should not have to serve the state sentences or that they are being served concurrently with his federal sentence. He was denied postconviction relief. Because we find no merit in his contentions, we affirm the postconviction court.
The issues are whether the Iowa sentencing court had authority to order the state sentences to be…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- White v. PearlmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1930
- Jack Shields v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- In Re Thomas A. LiberatoreCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Crady v. CranfillCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- Herman v. BrewerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. StartNebraska Supreme Court · 1988
- Tyler v. HoustonNebraska Supreme Court · 2007
- State v. WalzerConnecticut Appellate Court · 1986
- Buss v. ReichmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
- State v. DaileyCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2009
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