Legal Opinion
Bown v. State
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 18, 1991No. 90-1660PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHULTZ, Justice.
The State appeals from a district court order granting postconviction relief to applicant Rusty Craig Bown on the ground that the sentence imposed on Bown exceeded the maximum authorized by law. We reverse the district court's ruling and remand for further proceedings.
In July 1989, Bown pled guilty to the charge of operating while intoxicated (OWI), third offense, in violation of Iowa Code section 321J.2(2)(c). 1 Due to two pri- or felony burglary convictions, Bown was sentenced as a habitual offender as defined in Iowa Code section 902.8. Bown was sentenced to a prison term…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Woods v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
- Lawson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
- State v. ChapmanNebraska Supreme Court · 1980
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- State v. KostmanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1998
- Richard Eugene Noll v. Iowa District Court for Muscatine CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 2018
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