Legal Opinion

State v. Lam

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided July 23, 1986No. 85-788PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGIVERIN, Justice.

Defendant Ronald Lam was found guilty by a jury of two counts of second degree burglary in violation of Iowa Code sections 713.1 and 713.5 (1983). Because he also was alleged and shown to be an habitual offender, Iowa Code section 902.8, the trial court sentenced defendant as an habitual offender to no more than fifteen years imprisonment on each count and ordered the sentences to be served consecutively. Iowa Code §§ 901.8 and 902.9(2). Defendant appealed, raising five assignments of error. We affirm.

This is a companion case to State v. Holland, 389 N.W.2d 375 (Iowa 1986),…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. California v. CarneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Cardwell v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by36 opinions

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  4. State v. DelaneyCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1994
  5. State v. ElstonSupreme Court of Iowa · 2007

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