Legal Opinion
State v. Halverson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 13, 1985No. 84-230, 84-232PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.
The question presented by these two consolidated criminal cases is whether it is permissible for a county attorney to maintain criminal prosecutions against parties who have been named as defendants by the attorney general in a civil action under Iowa Code section 714.16 (consumer frauds), and the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, 15 United States Code, sections 1981-1991.
I. November 22, 1983, the attorney general filed an equity petition in district court for Polk County naming as defendants Ronald L. Woods, Donald Halverson and Des Moines Mobile Home…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,322 Securities and Exchange Commission v. First Financial Group of Texas, Inc., William H. HowtonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Bolinger v. KiburzSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
- Gourley v. NielsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
- Commonwealth v. HoganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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