Legal Opinion

In the Interest of Wheeler

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 21, 1975No. 2-57681PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNOLDSON, Justice.

This appeal is from a district court judgment finding Phillip James Wheeler, age 15, a delinquent and committing him to the Iowa Training School for Boys, Eldora, Iowa. We affirm.

Phillip’s juvenile problems became apparent when he was seven years of age. His father is in prison. His mother’s parental rights were severed by court order and he was placed in legal custody of Dallas county department of social welfare. Thereafter Phillip was in a number of foster homes, YMCA Boy’s Home, Johnston, Iowa, and Boy’s Town at Omaha, Nebraska. Testimony indicated Phillip ran off many…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Chambers v. District Court of Dubuque CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
  4. State v. WillisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  5. State v. HendersonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. First Judicial District Department of Correctional Services v. Iowa Civil Rights CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  2. In the Interest of J.D.S.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1989
  3. In the Interest of ThompsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
  4. In the Interest of MeekSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
  5. In the Interest of D.L.C.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1991

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