Legal Opinion

State v. Mattly

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 23, 1994No. 93-645PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRIS, Justice.

The question here is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying a request to withdraw a guilty plea. Because we find no abuse we affirm defendant’s conviction.

On January 15, 1993, defendant Sharon Marie Mattly entered a guilty plea to a charge of delivery of a controlled substance (Iowa Code § 204.401(l)(d) (1991)) and being an habitual offender (Iowa Code § 902.8). She in no way challenges the guilty plea proceeding, which indeed could serve as a model for complying with Iowa rule of criminal procedure 8(2)(b) and (c).

Sentencing was set for March 2 but was…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Kercheval v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  2. United States v. BarkerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
  3. State v. RisdalSupreme Court of Iowa · 1987
  4. United States v. Mustafa A. AbdullahCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  5. State v. BogeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  2. State v. SpeedSupreme Court of Iowa · 1998
  3. State v. RaySupreme Court of Iowa · 1994
  4. Speed v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
  5. State v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2003

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