Legal Opinion
Kelli Jo Griffin v. Paul Pate, in His Official Capacities as the Secretary of State of Iowa, and Denise Fraise, in Her Official Capacities as the County Auditor of Lee County, Iowa
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 30, 2016No. 15–1661PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CADY, Chief Justice.
This appeal requires us to decide if the crime of delivery of a controlled substance is an “infamous crime” under the voter disqualification provision of the Iowa Constitution. The district court held the crime is an infamous crime, and a conviction thereof disqualifies persons from voting in Iowa. Following the analysis we have used in the past to interpret provisions of our constitution, we agree and affirm the judgment of the district court.
The term “infamous crime” was generally recognized to include felony crimes at the time our constitution was adopted. This meaning…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Graham v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Ex Parte WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Richardson v. RamirezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- State v. BrueggerSupreme Court of Iowa · 2009
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3Cited by23 opinions
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