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State v. Ronek

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 7, 1970No. 53712PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REES, Justice.

Defendant was charged by preliminary information signed by one Otto R. Donath filed in Municipal Court of Dubuque with having committed adultery with Ellen Do-nath, wife of informant. Subsequently appellant was indicted by the Dubuque county grand jury and pleaded not guilty. He then filed motion to dismiss based on grounds section 702.1, Code, 1966, is unconstitutional for: (1) said statute is an unlawful delegation by the legislature of exclusive authority to institute the criminal charge of adultery, (2) it is an unlawful delegation of power to an individual permitting the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Woodbury County v. AndersonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  2. Southern Surety Co. v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  3. State v. ClemensonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
  4. State v. AtheySupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
  5. State v. CorlissSupreme Court of Iowa · 1892

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Klouda v. Sixth Judicial District Department of Correctional ServicesSupreme Court of Iowa · 2002
  2. State v. HendersonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
  3. State v. RogersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  4. Iowa Federation of Labor v. Iowa Department of Job ServiceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1988
  5. Schwarzkopf v. Sac County Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983

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