Legal Opinion
Dodd v. State
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided August 29, 1975No. 2-57709PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Chief Justice.
Thomas A. Dodd appeals from trial court’s sua sponte dismissal of his application for postconviction reliéf under Code chapter. 663A. We reverse and remand.
In 1955 Dodd entered a plea of guilty to a murder charge and after degree-of-guilt hearing, was sentenced to life imprisonment at the penitentiary.
In 1970 Dodd made application for post-conviction relief. In 1971 the application was granted and a new trial ordered be cause the trial court failed to “submit the issue of sanity, competency, ability to premeditate and ability to aid in his defense to a jury for…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Edward J. Dillon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Furgison v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
- State v. MulqueenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
- Cureton v. TollettCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1971
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Rheuport v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
- Hines v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
- State v. McMorrowNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
- Brewer v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1989
- Hauser v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
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