Legal Opinion
State v. Sullivan
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 20, 1974No. 55922PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Chief Justice.
This is an original certiorari proceeding challenging the legality of respondent-judge’s order sentencing a defendant for a lesser crime than that of which the jury found him guilty. We sustain the writ and remand case for resentencing.
On April 24, 1972 a county attorney’s in- ‘ formation was filed in Hancock County charging Wayne Glenn Knutson, inter alia, with the crime of kidnapping for ransom in violation of Code section 706.3 which provides punishment by life imprisonment.
In addition to returning verdicts of guilty of assault with intent to commit a felony and of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Price v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. EadsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- State v. DeetsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
- State v. ReesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
- State v. HollidaySupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. JacobySupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
- State v. KnutsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
- State v. DrakeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
- Wayne Glenn Knutson v. Lou v. BrewerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- State v. OldfatherSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
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