Legal Opinion
State v. Wright
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 15, 1975No. 57170PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
UHLENHOPP, Justice.
This case turns on whether the State retried defendant Orval Max Wright within the required time after the jury failed to reach a verdict in his first trial.
On September 16, 1973, a district judge made the trial assignment in Lucas County, Iowa, for the fourth quarter of 1973, and on the next day the judge filed the assignment. Also on that next day, the grand jury of Lucas County returned an indictment charging defendant with manslaughter. The trial assignment filed by the judge did not contain the indictment against defendant.
On October 8, 1973, defendant pleaded not…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- In Re BegerowCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
- State v. JenningsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
- State v. GorhamSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
- State v. HinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
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3Cited by23 opinions
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