Legal Opinion

State v. Fox

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 21, 1992No. 91-982PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAVORATO, Justice.

In her appeal from an attempted murder conviction, defendant Lisa Fox raises a number of issues. Because she failed to preserve several of those issues for our review, we address only two: (1) whether she was unconstitutionally denied her right to present a defense, and (2) whether her trial counsel was ineffective. We affirm.

I. Background Facts.

Lisa Fox and Robert Hasiak became friends in 1988. In 1990 Lisa and her teenage. daughter Sonya moved into Hasiak’s residence.

Five shots were fired at Hasiak at his home on March 6, 1990. Two of them hit their mark. Both Lisa and…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Webb v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. United States v. Michael G. Thevis, Alton Bart Hood, Global Industries, Inc., Anna Jeanette EvansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  4. United States v. Walter Morrison A/K/A "Skip" Morrison Appeal of Nick BosciaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
  5. United States v. Norman TurkishCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. State v. GravesSupreme Court of Iowa · 2003
  2. Osborn v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1998
  3. State v. LewisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1994
  4. State v. HallumSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
  5. State v. GallupSupreme Court of Iowa · 1993

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